The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including asthma, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The specific issues are: entitlement to service connection for asthma; entitlement to service connection for headaches; entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and depression); entitlement to a compensable rating for neck strain; entitlement to a compensable rating for left ankle achilles tendonitis with strain; and entitlement to a compensable rating for right ankle achilles tendonitis with strain. The Board also noted that the Veteran's flat feet with plantar fasciitis are currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The deciding factor: The issues of asthma, headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and depression), neck strain, left ankle achilles tendonitis with strain, and right ankle achilles tendonitis with strain have been remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Flat Feet with Plantar Fasciitis","severity":"Severe"}, {"condition_name":"Asthma","severity":null}, {"condition_name":"Headaches","severity":null}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD and Depression)","severity":null}, {"condition_name":"Neck Strain","severity":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Achilles Tendonitis with Strain","severity":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Achilles Tendonitis with Strain","severity":null}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 16, 2019

Citation

19129083