The Board has granted earlier effective dates of April 24, 1994 for the grant of service connection and a compensable rating for left arm disability, low back disability, and left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence dated within one year prior to April 24, 1994 was submitted by the veteran which supported reopening his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm scar, low back strain with arthritis, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0717049
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, foot, and back disorders. The underlying merits of these claims must be addressed by the AOJ.
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