The Board has granted the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected arthritis of the lumbar spine, hemorrhoids, and ventral hernia.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran had been hospitalized and in a nursing home since 1997, which affected his ability to receive full pension benefits. The Board found no fault on the part of the veteran but significant fault on the part of VA for not adjusting the veteran's pension payments promptly.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the lumbar spine, hemorrhoids, ventral hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0030166
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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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