The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service, and granted service connection for most of the disabilities listed. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current conditions are attributable to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral foot disorder, disability manifest by bone aches, disability manifest by muscle spasms, skin disorder, bilateral knee disorder, right elbow disorder, nerve damage to the wrists, compressed nerves on the bones, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, psychiatric disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, memory loss, eating disorder, weight loss, residuals of exposure to manganese, residuals of cold injury to both feet, inguinal hernia, lung disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0631751
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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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