The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, cervicothoracic pain, residual left foot pain, restless leg syndrome, and degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder. The claim for bilateral hearing loss and a compensable disability rating for cardiac arrhythmia was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's conditions are causally related to his military service based on credible reporting and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches (claimed as cephalgia), cervicothoracic pain, residual left foot pain, restless leg syndrome, degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25048028
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.
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