The Board has granted service connection for bilateral allergic conjunctivitis and blepharitis, finding that the Veteran's current eye conditions had their onset in service. The remaining issues of service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, neck condition, back condition, and other eye conditions are still pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current allergic conjunctivitis and blepharitis were related to his military service due to continuity of symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Condition, Degenerative Arthritis and Spondylosis of the Cervical Spine (Neck Condition), Degenerative Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine and Thoracic Dextroscoliosis (Back Condition), Bilateral Allergic Conjunctivitis and Bilateral Blepharitis (Eye Condition)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1543779
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination regarding various service-connected conditions, including left knee, shoulder, hip, ED, OSA, skin condition (dystrophic toenails), and lung condition (COPD). The effective date of service connection remains August 16, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and missing records. The Veteran is presumed to have PTSD, anxiety, and depression related to her in-service hazing and assault. Her lumbar and neck conditions are also being reviewed as they may be related to service, but more evidence is needed.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of right hand pain, bilateral shoulder condition, and bilateral hip condition. An initial increased rating of 70 percent but no higher was granted for service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with insomnia, and an initial increased rating of 50 percent but no higher was granted for tension headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral knee disability is granted as service connection due to the preponderance of evidence showing it was incurred during his military service.,Service connection for a skin condition (noted as persistent rash) is denied because there is no current diagnosis and no evidence linking it to service.
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