The Veteran's service connection claim for GERD was granted. The claims for the other conditions were remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had current diagnoses of GERD, neck disability, right hip pain, neurological disabilities of the arms and legs, and sciatic nerve impairment, all related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Neck disability, Right hip pain, claimed as myositis, myalgia, and coccydynia, Neurological disability of the left arm/hand, Neurological disability of the right arm/hand, Neurological disability of the left leg/foot (sciatic nerve impairment), Neurological disability of the right leg/foot (sciatic nerve impairment)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19148053
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, and a left eye disorder. However, it granted service connection for a back disability and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as secondary to the back disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, arthritis of the cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy of the left arm, back disability, left elbow condition, left shoulder condition, left wrist condition, left hand condition, hypertension, and an initial rating of 10 percent for coronary arteriosclerosis prior to September 24, 2024.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a neck disability, while remanding claims for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, prostate cancer, and benign prostate hypertrophy.
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