The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right supraclavicular thoracic outlet syndrome was granted, and his rating for lumbosacral strain with right S1 radiculopathy and minimal degenerative arthritis was increased to 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was valid based on new evidence submitted after his initial claim in February 1998, which supported a diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right supraclavicular thoracic outlet syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0607474
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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