The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbar muscle strain, finding that the veteran initially manifested this condition during active service. The other issues of service connection are not addressed as they have been remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for chronic lumbar muscle strain based on evidence showing it existed during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar muscle strain, chronic cardiac disorder to include non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, chronic deQuervain's syndrome, chronic right carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic left carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic sinus disorder to include sinusitis, chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0808255
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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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