BVA Grant Guides

Real Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions granting service connection — one page per commonly claimed condition, with verbatim Findings of Fact and Reasons & Bases excerpts from recent decisions.

Under 38 CFR § 20.1303, BVA decisions are non-precedential. But the Board and VA rating officials regularly give recent analogous decisions persuasive weight — especially when the facts materially match. Each page below shows the 5 most recent Board grants for that condition so you can see how the Board has reasoned through similar facts.

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All grant guides (20)

PTSD
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.
directsecondary
Lumbar Back Condition
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for lumbar spine conditions.
directaggravation
Knee Condition
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for knee pain, instability, and meniscus/ACL injuries.
directsecondary
Depression
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for major depressive disorder.
secondarydirect
Sleep Apnea
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, often on a secondary theory.
secondarydirect
Hearing Loss
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for sensorineural hearing loss.
direct
Diabetes (Type 2)
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, including Agent Orange and Camp Lejeune presumptives.
presumptivedirect
Hypertension
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for hypertension (high blood pressure).
secondarypresumptive
Anxiety
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for generalized anxiety disorder.
directsecondary
Tinnitus
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
directsecondary
Radiculopathy
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for lumbar and cervical radiculopathy.
secondarydirect
Cervical Spine Condition
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for cervical (neck) spine conditions.
directsecondary
Shoulder Condition
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for rotator-cuff, impingement, and labral tears.
directaggravation
Ischemic Heart Disease
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for ischemic heart disease, including Agent Orange presumptives.
presumptivesecondary
Migraines
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for migraine headaches.
directsecondary
GERD
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease.
secondarydirect
Asthma
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for asthma and reactive airway disease.
directpresumptive
Peripheral Neuropathy
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for peripheral neuropathy.
secondarypresumptive
Prostate Cancer
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for prostate cancer, including Agent Orange presumptives.
presumptive
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Real BVA decisions granting service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, including Gulf War presumptives.
presumptivesecondary

Pages are generated from the nexusvetclaims.com BVA corpus (2023–2024 decisions, indexed and embedded for semantic retrieval). Corpus expands monthly; pages revalidate daily.