The Veteran's seasonal rhinitis is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's shin splints are denied as not having been diagnosed during the appeal period.,The claim for reopening of kidney stones' service connection is dismissed as moot due to its grant in a previous decision.,Service connection for pes planus is severed, effective December 1, 2016.,The right eye injury's denial in the December 2004 rating decision is upheld and does not contain clear and unmistakable error.,The earlier effective date for PTSD service connection in the March 2016 rating decision is upheld and does not contain clear and unmistakable error.,An initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD from April 30, 2009 through October 25, 2017 is granted.,An initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD since October 26, 2017 is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the claim that the Veteran's seasonal rhinitis began during service and is related to his active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- seasonal rhinitis, shin splints, left lower extremity, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115675
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