The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, chronic sinusitis, headaches, a right inguinal hernia, and hemorrhoids. The remaining issues have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows current diagnoses of these conditions and their onset during or shortly after service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, varicose veins, high cholesterol, left knee disability, back disability, chronic sinusitis, headaches, right inguinal hernia, hemorrhoids, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right wrist, hand and fingers disability, left wrist, hand and fingers disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right knee disability, neck disability, gout, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), inner ear/equilibrium disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1125217
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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