The Board has granted service connection for bilateral feet cellulitis, bilateral hip pain, and bilateral shoulder pain. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU rating is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset and persistence of his disabilities were found credible and supported by medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral feet cellulitis, bilateral hip pain, bilateral shoulder pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20038427
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to scheduling conflicts preventing VA examinations, and the claim for a higher rating based on multiple noncompensable disabilities is inextricably intertwined with other pending claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for left ankle pain, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral hip pain due to potential errors in decision-making.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals related to his service connection claims for various conditions, including sinusitis allergies, bilateral ankle pain, bilateral knee pain, and heat sensitive low tolerance. The appeal is dismissed as a result.
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