The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of left brachial plexopathy, which is linked to an injury sustained during active duty for training in August 1988.
The deciding factor: A VA physician provided a nexus opinion linking the current left brachial plexopathy to the 1988 fall during active duty for training.
- Claimed conditions
- left brachial plexopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0630106
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's anxiety and MDD are now rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The other issues remain pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left upper extremity conditions are related to her military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's left upper extremity disability, specifically brachial plexopathy, is due to the carelessness or negligence of VA during the March 2009 CABG surgery. The event was not reasonably foreseeable and thus meets the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
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