Service connection has been granted for headaches, a psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and depression), and residuals of a broken jaw. The Veteran's skin condition, claimed as jungle rot, traumatic brain injury to include syncope, right shoulder disability, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity are all pending.,The Board has granted service connection for headaches, a psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and depression), and residuals of a broken jaw. The remaining issues have been remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's claimed conditions based on their onset during his military service.,The Board found that there is at least an equipoise of evidence regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and headaches are related to service. The remaining issues have been remanded as they require further development.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Headaches","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":true}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disorder (to include anxiety and depression)","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":true}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a broken jaw","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":true}, {"condition_name":"Skin condition, claimed as jungle rot","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":false}, {"condition_name":"Traumatic brain injury to include syncope","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":false}, {"condition_name":"Right shoulder disability","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":false}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":false}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis_date":null,"disability_granted":false}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127321
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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