The Board has granted service connection for H. pylori, actinomycosis, uveitis, postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia, and neutropenia as they are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions supporting a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- H. pylori, actinomycosis, uveitis, postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia, neutropenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056409
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected other specified anxiety disorder and related digestive issues have been granted increased initial ratings of 30% each, effective October 26, 2018.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's uveitis with open angle glaucoma and aphakia of the left eye, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
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