The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee disability, headaches, respiratory disorder, diarrhea, arthralgias, fatigue, skin rash, and chronic sinusitis, were granted effective April 24, 1997. The rating assigned was 100%.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claims for service connection for various conditions, which resulted in the grant of service connection with a 100% rating effective April 24, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability, headaches, respiratory disorder, diarrhea, arthralgias, fatigue, skin rash, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0604894
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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