The Board has granted service connection for a back disorder secondary to the veteran's service-connected left ankle disorder, but is unable to determine if this issue was part of an appeal regarding service connection or another issue. The initial evaluation remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the back disorder as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disorder, and the current evaluation reflects that determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatigue, Joint Pains, Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0117844
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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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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hypertension is dismissed as the claim has been fully granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, back disability, fatigue, and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded for further development.
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