The Veteran's balance impairment is due to her service-connected left hand hemi-motor syndrome. The Board granted a 50 percent rating for her unspecified anxiety and neurocognitive disorder, but denied the request for an increased rating for left hand hemi-motor syndrome and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's balance impairment was secondary to her service-connected left hand hemi-motor syndrome. The severity of her psychiatric symptoms more closely approximated a 50 percent rating, warranting the grant of a higher disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand hemi-motor syndrome, balance impairment, unspecified anxiety and neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26011161
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