The Veteran's initial claim for an increased evaluation of eczema is dismissed. The Board grants service connection for a vestibular disorder secondary to sinusitis and stress urinary incontinence.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (depression/anxiety) and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, but both issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran explicitly withdrew her appeal regarding an increased evaluation of eczema during a hearing. The Board grants service connection for a vestibular disorder secondary to sinusitis and stress urinary incontinence based on the benefit of doubt.,Service connection is granted for the acquired psychiatric disorder (depression/anxiety) and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to the Veteran's credible testimony regarding her symptoms during service.
- Claimed conditions
- eczema, vestibular disorder (bilateral labyrinthine dysfunction with vertigo), stress urinary incontinence (voiding dysfunction), acquired psychiatric disorder (depression/anxiety), bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24000872
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims on appeal, including obtaining any outstanding treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's representative also requested reevaluation of his service-connected disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma and a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities were dismissed. The claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for eczema was denied, while the claim of entitlement to allergic rhinitis was not addressed as it pertained to different issues.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial noncompensable rating for eczema was granted, effective November 5, 2024. The effective date could not be earlier due to the lack of a prior formal or informal claim within one year of receipt of the Intent to File.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was granted with an effective date of August 28, 2014.,Service connection for eczema was granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022. The Veteran requested an earlier effective date but the request was denied.
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