The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection for various conditions, except for bilateral plantar fasciitis which was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating for migraine headaches, nor did it establish service connection for viral meningitis, left hand disability, acquired psychiatric disability, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, left elbow injury, peripheral enthesopathy, polyuria, lumbar spine disability, skin disability, and skin condition. However, the evidence supported the grant of service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, viral meningitis, left hand disability (claimed as a pinched nerve), bilateral plantar fasciitis, acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, left elbow injury (claimed as a pinched nerve), peripheral enthesopathy, claimed as shin pain, polyuria, lumbar spine disability, skin disability, claimed as tinea pedis and toenail fungus, skin condition, claimed as acne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061681
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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