The Board granted service connection for chronic left foot neuropathy and a bilateral hip disability, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma with eosinophilia.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided evidence that the Veteran's service-connected asthma with eosinophilia more likely than not caused or aggravated her chronic left foot neuropathy and bilateral hip bone compromise.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left foot neuropathy, bilateral hip disability, diagnosed as bilateral hip bone compromise
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000314
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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