The Board granted service connection for right and left leg disorders, as well as right and left foot disorders, based on new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's conditions had their onset during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible testimony from the Veteran indicating her bilateral leg and foot problems began during service and have been recurrent since discharge, along with positive nexus opinions linking these conditions to in-service events or injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg disorder, left leg disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066264
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
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