Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating prior to June 25, 2002 for stomach condition and entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to April 19, 2016 for chronic adjustment disorder are dismissed.,For the entire appeal period, entitlement to a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic headaches is granted.
The deciding factor: The Court affirmed the Board's decisions denying increased ratings for stomach condition and chronic adjustment disorder, finding no error in these determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Stomach condition, Posttraumatic headaches (previously diagnosed as tension vascular headaches), Chronic adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171364
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal regarding the assignment of a 50 percent evaluation for his service-connected stomach condition was remanded. The AOJ found that the April 2013 rating decision, which assigned this increased evaluation, contained CUE and reduced it to 10 percent effective from February 2, 2012. The Veteran is now seeking a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.
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