The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disability and reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for depression, but denied other claims including those for migraine headaches, hip disability, muscle disability, anxiety, degenerative bone growths, increased ratings for knee disabilities, and eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile and/or adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a right ankle disability was related to the veteran's active service. New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for depression, but the other claims were denied as there was no sufficient evidence linking them to the veteran's active service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, migraine headaches (secondary to service-connected knee disabilities), hip disability (secondary to service-connected knee disabilities), muscle disability, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0810038
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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