The Board granted service connection for lower back pain with lumbosacral strain and traction alopecia, but denied service connection for left achilles heel and toe fungus. The Board also denied a compensable rating for headaches.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her in-service experiences, while there was no evidence supporting the existence of the claimed left achilles heel or toe fungus disabilities during the appeal period. For the headache claim, the frequency and severity did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left achilles heel, lower back pain with lumbosacral strain, toe fungus, traction alopecia (claimed as hair loss)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023421
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 705 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities and a need for VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip arthritis, a bilateral knee condition, bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy, and toe fungus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to these conditions during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for traction alopecia (claimed as hair loss) and denied an initial compensable disability rating for the service-connected other specified eating disorders.
- Dismissed
The appeals regarding left upper extremity CTS, right upper extremity CTS, and low back condition are dismissed. The appeal for erectile dysfunction is remanded.
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