The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disorder and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), but denied other claims.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on evidence showing the Veteran's right shoulder disability occurred during INACDUTRA, while an initial compensable rating for a lumbar back scar was not supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder, lumbar back scar, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), left lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), kidney disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, right foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069822
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- 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 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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve) effective from August 14, 2013, but denied higher initial ratings for the sciatic nerve.
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