The Veteran's service-connected post-concussion syndrome other than headaches, chronic heartburn, and restrictive lung disease (post-traumatic stress disorder) have been granted. The Veteran's service connection for post-concussion migraine headaches has also been granted. However, the Veteran's service connection claim for sinus disability remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony regarding his current symptoms of heartburn, which he attributes to wartime service and is consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-concussive syndrome other than headaches, Sinus disability, Chronic heartburn, Restrictive lung disease (post-traumatic stress disorder), Post-concussion migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179410
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a sinus disability is dismissed.,Service connection granted for lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability as there was no persuasive evidence that it began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disability, hypertension, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, and a sinus disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
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