The Board granted service connection for dizziness and unspecified anxiety disorder, while denying service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, migraine headaches, fatigue, bilateral eye disability, and high cholesterol. An initial 10 percent rating was granted for left ring finger fracture with hand arthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's dizziness has manifested to a compensable degree and is not attributable to any known clinical diagnosis, while his unspecified anxiety disorder has been competently linked to his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ring finger fracture with hand arthritis, left LCL sprain with residual fibula fracture, bilateral hearing loss, dizziness, unspecified anxiety disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, migraine headaches, fatigue, bilateral eye disability, high cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062032
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.
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