The Board granted service connection for right hand little finger healed fracture and bilateral foot pes planus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including sinusitis, headaches, and sciatica. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for asthma.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of service connection for the right hand little finger healed fracture and bilateral foot pes planus due to their onset during active service. However, there was no persuasive evidence supporting the presence of currently diagnosed sinusitis, headaches, or sciatica, leading to their denial. The Board also found that the Veteran's allergic rhinitis and hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand little finger healed fracture, bilateral foot pes planus, sinusitis, headaches, left lower extremity, sciatica, right lower extremity, sciatica, right knee disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, neck pain, right elbow disability, right wrist disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss disability, asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101940
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (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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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
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