The Board has granted a rating of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus, effective from the date of the June 2017 examination. The claims for service connection for headaches and knee disabilities have been reopened due to new evidence received since the February 2015 denial.,An effective date earlier than January 17, 2017, for the assignment of a 20 percent rating for a back disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The appellant's bilateral pes planus has been rated based on its severity and symptoms, with a maximum rating of 50 percent.,New evidence received since the February 2015 denial relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate service connection for headaches and knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, headaches, right knee disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24009801
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
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