The Board has granted service connection for chronic headaches, granted a compensable rating for residual scar left foot laceration prior to May 6, 2011, and denied entitlement to higher ratings for the other conditions. The Veteran's GERD and bilateral pinguecula were also found not to warrant compensable ratings.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran had a history of headaches during service and continued to experience them post-service, meeting the current disability element. For his scar and GERD, the Board noted that they did not meet the criteria for higher ratings as there was no evidence of instability or pain in the scar, and mild symptoms were found for GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic left foot fasciitis, Chronic headaches, Chronic sinusitis and allergies, Right shoulder impingement syndrome, Left shoulder pain, Right knee condition, Left knee patellofemoral dysfunction, Residual scar from left foot laceration (prior to May 6, 2011), Residual scar from left foot laceration (from May 6, 2011 onwards), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Bilateral pinguecula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1534966
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