The Veteran's GERD and migraine headaches were granted service connection, while ratings in excess of 10% for knee conditions and shin splints were denied. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection for GERD was granted as it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability. Migraine headaches warranted a 50% rating due to their frequency and impact on economic inadaptability, despite not being prostrating attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Migraine Headaches, Right Knee Retropatellar Pain Syndrome and Osteoarthritis, Left Knee Retropatellar Pain Syndrome and Osteoarthritis, Right Leg Shin Splints, Left Leg Shin Splints, Left Foot Morton's Neuroma, Degenerative Arthritis, Calcaneal Spur, Right Foot Degenerative Arthritis and Calcaneal Spur, Lumbar Disorder (Lower Lumbar Facet Arthropathy), Cervical Spine Disorder (Degenerative Disc Disease)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25030701
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.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's GERD, finding that his condition is productive of daily medications to control dysphagia and is otherwise asymptomatic.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased evaluations for GERD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, except for a granted 30 percent rating for headache disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and right hand strain, increased the ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, dyshidrotic eczema, and hypertension, and denied service connection for Parkinsonism, pes planus/flat feet, GERD, tinea versicolor, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus. The Board also granted a TDIU.
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