The Board denied service connection for hypertension and epididymo-orchitis, but granted a compensable disability rating of 50% for tension headaches and TDIU. The dyshidrotic pompholyx of the right foot was not rated as it did not meet criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to service or secondary to service-connected conditions, leading to denial of service connection claims. The Board found that a 50% disability rating for tension headaches met the criteria based on frequency and severity.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, epididymo-orchitis, dyshidrotic pompholyx of the right foot, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069791
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
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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