The Veteran's claim for service connection for swelling feet was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a foot condition. The Veteran's headaches were found to be worsened by service, and he was granted service connection for this issue.,The acquired psychiatric disability (anger management) claim remains pending due to the need for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied for swelling feet as there is no current diagnosis of a foot condition. The Veteran's headaches were found to be worsened by service, meeting the criteria for service connection.,The acquired psychiatric disability (anger management) claim remains pending due to the need for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"swelling feet","diagnosis_date":null,"current_status":"not diagnosed"}, {"condition_name":"headaches","diagnosis_date":"1976-05-??","current_status":"diagnosed with pre-existing condition worsened by service"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100384
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.
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