The Board granted service connection for right ear peripheral vestibular disorders, staggering and remanded claims for asthma, bronchitis, and other neurological conditions. Other claims were denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a direct relationship to military service, while other claims lacked sufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear peripheral vestibular disorders, staggering (also claimed as dizziness), left ear condition, heart condition, chest pain, prostate condition, stomach condition, neck condition, back condition, right hip condition, left hip condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right foot condition, left foot condition, right upper extremity neurological condition (claimed as numbness and sensation loss in shoulders and fingers), left upper extremity neurological condition (claimed as numbness and sensation loss in shoulders and fingers), right lower extremity neurological condition (claimed as numbness and sensation loss in legs and feet), left lower extremity neurological condition (claimed as numbness and sensation loss in legs and feet)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069348
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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, finding no evidence of a nexus between the in-service incident and the current disability.
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