The Veteran's claims for initial increased disability ratings for urinary dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, headaches, right hip sacroiliac joint dysfunction with limitation of abduction and extension, left hip sacroiliac hip dysfunction with limitation of adduction and flexion, as well as recognition of his daughters J.G. and S.G. as helpless children prior to their 18th birthdays have been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were supported by the evidence of record, including VA examination reports and treatment records, which demonstrated the presence of the claimed conditions and their relationship to service-connected disabilities or other factors warranting recognition as helpless children.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, periodic limb movement disorder, urinary dysfunction disability, bowel dysfunction disability, headaches, right hip sacroiliac joint dysfunction with limitation of abduction, right hip sacroiliac joint dysfunction with loss of extension, left hip sacroiliac hip dysfunction with limitation of adduction, left hip sacroiliac hip dysfunction with limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2015
- Citation
- 1522364
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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.
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- 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.
- Partly granted
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