The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been granted, and he is now entitled to a 100% evaluation for his cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: Service records show the veteran sustained injuries during service that resulted in current disabilities, which are now established as service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the fifth metatarsal of the left foot, arthralgia of the lumbosacral spine, residuals of a perforation of the right eardrum, residuals of a fracture of the sternum, residuals of pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0616397
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, finding that there is no current disability to establish entitlement.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, including asthma. The decision was based on a lack of evidence showing that the current respiratory condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury.
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