The Board granted service connection for right ankle osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms started in service and have been continuous since separation. The other issues are remanded due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows onset of symptoms during service and continuity since separation, meeting the criteria for chronic disease presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle osteoarthritis, AL amyloidosis, gastrointestinal disorder (chronic gastritis), urinary tract, bladder, kidney, and/or prostate disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001618
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
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hernia, brain tumor, heart, esophagus, kidney, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and thyroid. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development, including additional VA examinations to assess the current severity and manifestations of his service-connected left hip, left knee, right knee, and right ankle disabilities.
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