The Board has found that the veteran's claims for service connection for back, neck and left shoulder disabilities are well grounded. The evidence supports a finding of in-service injury and current disability related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: Medical records from both periods of service document injuries to the spine, upper extremities, and other musculoskeletal systems, with diagnoses consistent with the veteran's reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Back injury, Neck injury, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005314
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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