The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for various conditions, including a sinus condition, skin conditions to the face and ears, foot fungus, allergic rhinitis (presumptive), giardia parasitic infection, IBS with chronic constipation and diarrhea, GERD, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and metabolic liver disease. Secondary service connection for hemorrhoids has also been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran presented new evidence of current diagnoses related to the previously denied claims, which raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus Condition, Skin Condition to Face and Ears, Foot Fungus of Both Feet
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23067198
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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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