The Board has granted service connection for right foot and right ankle disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are causally related to his active-duty service.,Service connection was denied for bilateral cataracts and lattice degeneration (eye conditions) and migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The September 2022 VA examiner found a 50% probability that the Veteran's right foot and ankle disabilities were related to his in-service injury, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Degenerative Arthritis, Right Ankle Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23067344
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of aid and attendance, as he requires assistance with activities such as bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, medication management, and housekeeping/laundry due to his TBI, PTSD, OSA, headaches, lumbar spine disability, arthritis, and severe chronic back pain. The Board has granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for compensable evaluations for various foot conditions and hypertension are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, right and left foot degenerative arthritis, right and left hallux rigidus, and hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD claim is reopened, but service connection remains denied.,The Veteran's right foot disorder claim is reopened, but service connection remains denied.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted based on chronicity of symptoms after separation from service.,Service connection for fibromyalgia is denied as there is no current diagnosis and the evidence does not support a link to service.,Service connection for left foot disorder is denied due to lack of in-service event, injury or disease.,Service connection for cervical spine disorder is remanded.,Small bowel intussusception claim is remanded.,Headache disorder (including migraine and tension) claim is remanded.,Thoracolumbar spine disorder claim is remanded.,Right lower extremity radiculopathy claim is remanded.,Left lower extremity radiculopathy claim is remanded.,Erectile dysfunction claim is remanded.,Undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (claimed as right shoulder pain, left shoulder pain, etc.) claim is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's right foot degenerative arthritis with pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and hammer toes is rated at 30 percent from November 14, 2022 through March 22, 2023. The separate rating for peripheral neuropathy of the right foot remains at 40 percent.
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