The Board granted readjudication of the appellant's claims for service connection for an abdominal disability, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, TMJ, and lumbosacral strain due to new evidence. The appeal for asthma was dismissed as moot, while other claims were denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that lay statements provided by the appellant constituted new and relevant evidence, warranting readjudication of his claims for service connection for various disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal disability, left knee disability (pain and weakness), right knee disability (pain), TMJ disability, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012180
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a TMJ disability was denied, and her claims for increased ratings for left wrist de Quervain's tendinitis and femoral radiculopathy were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbosacral strain, asthma, melasma and hydradenitis, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and stress), left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, a left foot disorder, and IBS have been granted. The remaining issues are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of a lumbosacral strain, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, finding that it is related to his in-service injury. The claimant did not contest this decision.
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