Service connection for a sinus disability is granted.,An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the left foot disability prior to January 15, 2019 is denied. From January 15, 2019 onwards, an initial rating of 20 percent or higher is granted.,Service connection for a bilateral eye disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sinus disability had its onset in service and persisted post-service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.,Prior to January 15, 2019, the left foot disability did not meet the criteria for severe or pronounced flatfoot. From January 15, 2019 onwards, it more closely approximated these criteria, warranting a higher rating.,Service connection for the bilateral eye disability is remanded as VA's duty to provide an examination and secure a medical opinion has been triggered.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus disability, Left foot disability, Bilateral eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22056160
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for acne vulgaris is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the left foot disability claim is remanded.
- Dismissed
The claim of entitlement to service connection for a right hand disability is dismissed.,The claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on a June 2020 claim is denied.,The claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral ankle and foot disabilities are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral eye disability and bilateral hearing loss are related to his military service, granting service connection for both conditions.
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