The Board granted service connection for right knee disability, cervical spine disability, migraine headache disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability, and urinary urgency disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record supports the Veteran's claims based on competent and credible statements regarding the onset and course of his symptoms, medical opinions that support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and active-duty service, and the applicable legal criteria for establishing service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, cervical spine disability, migraine headache disability, urinary urgency disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003855
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cubital tunnel syndrome, right plantar fasciitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy from April 3, 2023 onward, but denied higher ratings prior to that date. Service connection was also granted for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
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