The Veteran's service connection claims for sinusitis, liver condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left foot condition (including frostbite residuals), right foot condition (including frostbite residuals), and swollen and painful joints have all been granted. A rating of 20 percent has been assigned for the right lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The February 2016 VA examination report showed moderate symptoms with paresthesia, numbness, and severe intermittent pain, which approximated at least moderate residual impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, liver condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left foot condition (including frostbite residuals), right foot condition (including frostbite residuals), swollen and painful joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23043697
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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