The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, left ankle disability, tinnitus, bronchitis, and sleep apnea. The claim for headaches secondary to service-connected rhinitis was granted.,Service connection was not established for right and left knee disabilities, left ankle disability, tinnitus, bronchitis, or sleep apnea due to lack of current diagnoses or persistent/recurrent symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide a current diagnosis for her claimed conditions. The Board acknowledged the Veteran's assertions regarding in-service events but found no evidence linking these events to her current disabilities.,There was no current diagnosis for bronchitis, and the Veteran is already service-connected for rhinitis which may have caused symptoms similar to those of bronchitis.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, tinnitus, bronchitis, headaches, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104401
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
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