The Board granted the appellant's claims for service connection for a headache disorder and an increase in evaluation for his PTSD. The right knee and left knee disabilities are not well-grounded as there is no evidence of current disability.
The deciding factor: The VA psychiatrist provided medical opinions linking the appellant's headaches to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board found that this established a secondary service connection for the headache disorder. For the increase in evaluation for PTSD, the Board noted that the appellant had moderate symptomatology prior to March 4, 1999, warranting a 30% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, left knee arthritis, headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0013476
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a headache disorder before the Board made a decision.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
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