The Board has granted the appellant's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, effective from October 12, 2023.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened on new evidence submitted by the appellant after his initial claim in 1994.
- Claimed conditions
- left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral strabismus, chronic low back and right leg disorder, cyst on the right (minor) hand, migraine headaches, bronchitis and other residuals of pneumonia, maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0101881
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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.
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