The Board has granted service connection for joint pain of the lumbar spine and joint pain of the left knee. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service records show chronic back pain and knee complaints, with continuity of symptoms post-service. A new examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service or undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain of the cervical spine, joint pain, including bilateral shoulders and the right knee, rashes, chronic rhinitis (claimed as respiratory problems), chronic diarrhea, short term memory loss, chronic fatigue, night sweats
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0637234
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for PTSD, artery disorder, eating disorder, and rashes.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic diarrhea, headaches, and neck pain for initial adjudication on the merits by the AOJ.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including cervical spine, chronic fatigue, and various nerve damages, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service events.
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