The Board has granted service connection for seasonal allergies and assigned a noncompensable rating. The appellant's other claims have been addressed, with some issues resulting in grants of service connection or increased ratings.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the claimed conditions based on evidence showing their onset during active duty and continued treatment post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Seasonal allergies, Degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, Residuals of a right ankle fracture, status post open reduction and internal fixation, Seizure disorder, residual, right hemisphere arteriovenous malformation, status post resection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1520951
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, effective February 2, 2020.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine and a separate 10 percent rating from March 21, 2016 to October 20, 2024 for right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the service-connected lumbosacral spine condition. The claim for an increased rating for the right shoulder acromioclavicular separation was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as a TDIU claim, due to additional evidence received after the last SOC and the need for an updated examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for seasonal allergies related to burn pits has been dismissed as the Veteran requested a withdrawal of her appeal.
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