The appeal for an increased evaluation for eczema was dismissed, while service connection was granted for a vestibular disorder secondary to sinusitis and stress urinary incontinence. The other issues were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the vestibular disorder and stress urinary incontinence was granted based on medical evidence and the benefit of the doubt doctrine; the appeal for eczema was withdrawn, and other issues were remanded for further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- eczema, vestibular disorder (bilateral labyrinthine dysfunction with vertigo), stress urinary incontinence (voiding dysfunction)
- 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
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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