The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability. The claim of service connection for cervical dysplasia, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, headaches, lymph node disorder, and skin disorder (abscesses and cellulitis) on the chin and above the eye has been granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, C5 to C6, is related to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability. The Veteran's neck symptoms had their onset in service and have continued since then.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, cervical dysplasia, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, headaches, lymph node disorder, skin disorder (abscesses and cellulitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1529782
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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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- 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.
- 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
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, endometriosis, thyroid condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claims are now considered on their merits.
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