The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including upper respiratory infection and sinusitis, left knee strain, left ear disability, corneal abrasion of the right eye, low back strain, urinary tract infection, reaction to typhoid vaccination, and myopia. The initial evaluation for her service-connected panic disorder without agoraphobia is also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were not well-grounded as there was no competent medical evidence linking her current disabilities to service or the in-service treatment she received.
- Claimed conditions
- Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia, Upper Respiratory Infection and Sinusitis, Residuals of Left Knee Strain, Left Ear Disability, Residuals of Corneal Abrasion of the Right Eye, Residuals of Low Back Strain, Urinary Tract Infection, Residuals of Reaction to Typhoid Vaccination, Myopia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0018087
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 29, 2018, for the grant of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Partly granted
The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from benefits resulting from a 70 percent rating for panic disorder without agoraphobia and a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, but denied such eligibility for pes planus and right elbow tendinitis.
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