The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues, including some that have been withdrawn. The remaining issues are related to service connection for various conditions and rating of disabilities such as right foot fracture residuals, TBI with headaches, low back disability, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, left wrist disability, and bilateral upper extremity neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues that have been withdrawn. The remaining issues are related to service connection for various conditions and rating of disabilities such as right foot fracture residuals, TBI with headaches, low back disability, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, left wrist disability, and bilateral upper extremity neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Ear Hearing Loss","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Arthritis","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Thumb Fracture Residuals","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Linear Scar on Frontal Aspect of the Skull","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Lateral Malleolus Injury","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Inguinal Strain","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Gout","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Ring Finger Disability","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Sleep Apnea","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Right Foot Fracture","rating_assigned":10,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"TBI with Headaches","rating_assigned":10,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Low Back Disability","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Lower Extremity Neuropathy","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Wrist Disability","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Upper Extremity Neuropathy","rating_assigned":null,"effective_date":null}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162398
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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.
What you can do next
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