The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, all starting from January 1, 2023.
The deciding factor: The application receipt date was determined to be February 6, 2024, which allowed for an earlier effective date based on the Veteran's intent to file a supplemental claim within one year of notification of the April 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- nephrolithiasis with dyspareunia, lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right elbow olecranon bursitis with lateral epicondylitis, right elbow limitation of flexion, right elbow limitation of extension, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with impingement with tendonitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, left foot status post stress fracture with tendonitis with arthritis, scars, painful hypertrophic status post left foot cellulitis skin grafts, scars, unstable, hypertrophic status post left foot cellulitis skin grafts, scars, status post left foot skin grafts, right knee strain limitation of extension, right knee limitation of flexion, right knee instability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left shoulder strain, acne with rosacea with xerosis cutis, asthma with long COVID with shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096040
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, abdominal hernia, GERD, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the appellant's period of active duty.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- 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.
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