The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for right carpal tunnel disability and a 10 percent rating for facial acne, while remanding the claims for increased ratings for left and right shin splints.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's right carpal tunnel disability more closely approximated severe incomplete paralysis throughout the pendency of the appeal. The severity of her facial acne was shown to warrant a 10 percent rating under DC 7828, as it affected less than 40% of the face and neck.
- Claimed conditions
- facial acne, left shin disability, right carpal tunnel disability, right shin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102971
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 352 · Granted: 37% (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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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder, right shin, and left shin disabilities manifested by pain causing impairment in earning capacity. The decision is based on the Veteran's testimony regarding his symptoms during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding the Veteran's use of retinoids and statements about facial acne scarring. The matter is being returned to the RO for correction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the complexity of the issues.,The Veteran is seeking increased ratings for various disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, a surgical scar, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left hip disability, right knee disability, psychiatric disability, right ankle and left ankle disabilities, gastrointestinal disability, vocal cord dysfunction, sinusitis, tinea, and facial acne.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's shin, cardiovascular, thyroid, neurological, and respiratory disabilities. The VA must provide examinations to determine if these conditions are related to active service.
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