The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability of the left upper extremity was reopened and granted. Other claims were remanded, including those for sinusitis, enlarged heart, left hallux limitus, recurring muscle spasms in the right calf, recurring muscle spasms in the left calf, body twitching, facial twitching, burning mouth syndrome (claimed as herpes), teeth sensitivity, stress headaches, hypertension, valvular heart disease (mitral valve prolapse), iron deficiency anemia, allergic rhinitis, thoracolumbar strain, right shoulder sprain/strain, left shoulder sprain/strain, neck sprain and strain, right knee sprain/strain, left knee sprain/strain, right ankle sprain, right hallux valgus, left eye cortical cataract, acne, atrophic vaginitis, OSA with CPAP, carpal tunnel syndrome, abdominal surgical scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability of the left upper extremity was reopened and granted as new evidence met the criteria for reopening. Other claims were remanded due to lack of clear and unmistakable error in previous determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability of the left upper extremity, psychiatric disability (PTSD with persistent depressive disorder), stress headaches, hypertension, valvular heart disease (mitral valve prolapse), thoracolumbar strain, iron deficiency anemia, allergic rhinitis, status post total hysterectomy secondary to uterine fibroids, right shoulder sprain/strain, left shoulder sprain/strain, neck sprain and strain, right knee sprain/strain, left knee sprain/strain, right ankle sprain, right hallux valgus, left eye cortical cataract, acne, atrophic vaginitis, OSA with CPAP
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106228
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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