The Board granted service connection for residuals of left and right hand frostbite, GERD, and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions were related to in-service injury or onset, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of left hand frostbite, Residuals of right hand frostbite, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040782
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, COPD, a gastrointestinal disability, and migraines due to lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and her military service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, and a left eye disorder. However, it granted service connection for a back disability and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as secondary to the back disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 5, 2018, for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied earlier effective dates for erectile dysfunction, left ear hearing loss, migraines, and other conditions.
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