The Board has granted service connection for umbilical hernia, hiatal hernia, RLS and periodic leg movement disorder (left knee patellofemoral syndrome), and awarded a 20 percent disability rating effective October 5, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had these conditions during service and provided new and material evidence to reopen claims for them.
- Claimed conditions
- Umbilical hernia, Hiatal hernia, Restless leg syndrome (RLS) and periodic leg movement disorder, Patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24034662
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a left knee disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, and diverticulitis. A 30 percent rating was also granted for the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder effective February 26, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, but denied compensable ratings for umbilical hernia, nephrolithiasis, and dermatitis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral cataracts and noncompensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss and maxillary and frontal sinusitis, while granting a 30 percent rating for hiatal hernia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful left knee scar and remanded the other issues for further development.
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