The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for recurrent UTI with hypoglycemia was denied. The Board also granted service connection for left ankle strain and fracture residuals as secondary to her service-connected chronic lumbar strain and bilateral knee retropatellar pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that the Veteran's left ankle disability (strain and fracture residuals) has been aggravated by her service-connected disabilities of chronic low back pain and bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), hypoglycemia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23013941
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of jurisdiction over the claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hypoglycemia and increased ratings for low back and right lower extremity disabilities. However, it granted a 20 percent rating for the low back disability before July 18, 2018.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of the listed conditions were etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.
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