The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection and increased ratings in various conditions, with some issues resulting in new and material evidence being submitted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided new and material evidence to reopen her claims and the Board found that there is sufficient evidence to support the grant of service connection and increased ratings for the listed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, Sinus condition, Ear condition (torn eardrum and ear infections), Left axillary cyst status post incision and drain, Toxic shock syndrome, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Colon polyps, Liver damage, Bronchitis, Migraine headaches, Residual, scar, excision, left axillary cyst, Glaucoma, Left ulnar motor mononeuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1605731
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), finding that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches due to right eye removal are granted. The claim for a compensable evaluation of xeroderma of the right eye is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased initial disability rating for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50% rating due to lack of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected glaucoma has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment on an extra-schedular basis, effective September 1, 2020.
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