The Board granted service connection for a right foot condition, a right ankle condition, a right shoulder condition, and a thyroid condition based on new and material evidence. Additionally, the Veteran was awarded a 10 percent rating for an anterior neck scar beginning July 28, 2020, and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches starting from the same date.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the newly submitted evidence related to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims of service connection for the right foot condition, right ankle condition, right shoulder condition, and thyroid condition. The criteria for a 10 percent rating for an anterior neck scar and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches were met based on the evidence presented.
- Claimed conditions
- memory loss, right foot condition, right ankle condition, right shoulder condition, thyroid condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003341
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
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