The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and various service connection claims were granted, with the exception of those related to head size increase, left nerve pressure lower extremity, left nerve pressure upper extremity, right nerve pressure lower extremity, right nerve pressure upper extremity, and sleep apnea syndromes. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were granted based on the evidence provided, with the exception of those related to head size increase, left nerve pressure lower extremity, left nerve pressure upper extremity, right nerve pressure lower extremity, right nerve pressure upper extremity, and sleep apnea syndromes. The effective date is not specified.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed-type headaches, osteitis deformans/Paget's disease, acquired psychiatric disorder, hyperlipidemia, impaired fasting glucose, fatty liver, elevated alkaline phosphatase
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2018
- Citation
- 1828748
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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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