The Board denied increased ratings for several conditions, granted a 40% rating for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities from November 23, 2022, and a 30% rating for the blind spot in the right eye with pigment disorganization of the left eye macula from December 11, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to their severity, frequency, and duration. The granted ratings reflect the level of impairment caused by his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, residuals, traumatic brain injury (TBI), diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, cervical strain, blind spot in temporal visual field of right eye with pigment disorganization of left eye macula with bilateral cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24033585
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome of both upper extremities, but remanded claims for service connection for sinusitis, calcified lymph nodes on the lungs, and cervical strain.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that her symptoms more closely approximated those required for such a rating.
- 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.
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