The veteran's upper back disability was granted service connection due to a continuity of symptomatology from her time in service through the present.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated a continuity of symptomatology between the upper back symptoms experienced during service and those currently experienced by the veteran, justifying the grant of service connection without an etiology opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back disability, menstrual disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0810109
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded claims for service connection for an upper back disability and headaches, and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for left recurrent corneal erosion syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an upper back disability and lower back pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, an upper back disability, and a thoracolumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active or Reserve service.
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