The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board also dismissed the appeal as to his claims for increased initial ratings for migraine headaches and degenerative changes to the right shoulder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence or argument to support his claims, including new and material evidence for his hyperactive parasympathetic syndrome claim.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperactive parasympathetic syndrome, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, residuals of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction of the right knee, chondromalacia of the left knee, status post arthroscopic debridement, osteoarthritis of the left hand and post-surgical residuals of left ulna fracture, migraine headaches, degenerative changes of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1318580
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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