The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for bilateral eye disorder secondary to service-connected chronic sinusitis is denied.,An initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hiatal hernia with GERD prior to July 7, 2022 is denied.,An evaluation in excess of 30 percent for hiatal hernia with GERD beginning July 7, 2022 is denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The right ankle disability was found to be at least as likely as not related to service and the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Bilateral eye disorder (secondary to service-connected chronic sinusitis), Hiatal hernia with GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22070833
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 10, 1997, for a 10% disability rating for his right ankle disability is denied as there was no CUE in the previous decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right ankle disability is related to his service. The VA examiner must provide an opinion on this matter.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals to reduce disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and right ankle disabilities. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination regarding the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted a 20 percent rating, but no higher. The claim for a compensable rating for Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is denied.
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