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 was dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for IBS and GERD.,Service connection for pes planus is severed, effective December 1, 2016.,The right eye injury rating decision from December 2004 does not contain clear and unmistakable error.,The earlier effective date for PTSD in May 2013 rating decision does not contain clear and unmistakable error.,An initial rating of 50 percent is granted for PTSD from April 30, 2009 through October 25, 2017.,An initial rating of 70 percent is denied for PTSD since October 26, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current seasonal rhinitis is related to service. After resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran, service connection for seasonal rhinitis is granted.,There is no current diagnosis of shin splints or any other tibial or fibular impairment. The claim must be denied.,The grant of service connection for IBS and GERD constitutes a full award of the benefit sought on appeal. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches must therefore be dismissed as moot.,Service connection for pes planus is severed based on CUE in the original decision granting it, effective December 1, 2016.,The right eye injury rating decision from December 2004 does not contain clear and unmistakable error. The claim must be denied.,The earlier effective date for PTSD in May 2013 rating decision does not contain clear and unmistakable error. The claim must be denied.,An initial rating of 50 percent is granted for PTSD from April 30, 2009 through October 25, 2017 based on the evidence of record.,An initial rating of 70 percent is denied for PTSD since October 26, 2017 based on the evidence of record.
- 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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