The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.,An earlier effective date of September 30, 2010, for the award of celiac idiopathic steatorrhea with GERD is denied.,An earlier effective date of July 11, 2012, for the award of left ankle disability is granted.,The grant of service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder was severed as there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability was aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, celiac idiopathic steatorrhea with GERD, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18102524
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim to include any mental health disorder raised by the record and has remanded for additional development regarding service connection for left leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the July 2012 VA examination for the Veteran's left knee disability, and a new addendum opinion is needed.
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