The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including service connection for various conditions, rating increases, and TDIU. The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including issuing a Statement of the Case on earlier effective dates and scheduling a video conference hearing.
The deciding factor: The decision is mixed as some claims are granted while others are denied or require further action.
- Claimed conditions
- left cubital tunnel syndrome, right cubital tunnel syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, rheumatoid arthritis (assumed from context, as it's a common secondary condition), persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1729481
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and service connection for ulcerative colitis are being remanded due to the failure to obtain relevant medical records.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The lumbar spine disability has also been granted but the effective date is not specified.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal is granted for an effective date of September 27, 2021, but the claim for a higher initial rating remains denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, lower extremity radiculopathies, and left lower extremity radiculopathy with foot drop. The issues include determining if these conditions are related to service or other factors.
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