The Veteran's service-connected right foot disability is manifested by pain, swelling, and redness. He has slight instability of the knees. The RO granted his claims for service connection for various conditions including hypertension, low back disability, joint pain, memory loss, chest pain, skin disorder, left foot disorder, and respiratory disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records documented complaints related to these conditions during his period of active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The VA examinations confirmed diagnoses for most of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, low back disability, joint pain, memory loss, chest pain, skin disorder, left foot disorder, respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1512791
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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
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