The Board granted service connection for PTSD and allergic rhinitis, denied service connection for a right foot disorder, fibromyalgia, and left foot disorder, and remanded several other claims for further development.
The deciding factor: PTSD was reopened based on new evidence of a current diagnosis, while the right foot disorder was not supported by sufficient evidence to establish a link to service. Other conditions were either denied or remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, right foot disorder, to include degenerative arthritis, bunion, and plantar fasciitis, allergic rhinitis, fibromyalgia, left foot disorder, to include pes planus (flat foot) and hallux valgus, cervical spine disorder, small bowel intussusception, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, headache disorder, to include migraine and tension, to include as secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis, thoracolumbar spine disorder, to include degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease, stenosis, and spondylosis, right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to thoracolumbar spine disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to thoracolumbar spine disorder, erectile dysfunction as secondary to thoracolumbar spine disorder, undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (claimed as right shoulder pain, left shoulder pain, right hand pain, left hand pain, right wrist pain, left wrist pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, right ankle pain, and left ankle pain)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004223
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
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