The Board granted service connection for back disability and GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, but denied service connection for plantar fasciitis, chronic headache, lumbar radiculopathy of the lower extremities, diabetes, status post furunculosis, left hip condition, right hip condition, and left ankle condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise for back disability and GERD, so the benefit of the doubt rule applied. For other conditions, the probative evidence did not support a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), plantar fasciitis, chronic headache, lumbar radiculopathy of the lower extremities, diabetes, status post furunculosis, left hip condition to include degenerative arthrosis, right hip condition to include degenerative arthrosis, left ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073109
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 claim for a medical opinion on whether plantar fasciitis was aggravated by active duty training.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding VA's failure to provide the Veteran with a VA examination prior to the rating decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the appellant does not have a documented history of recurrent or refractory esophageal stricture(s).
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