The veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and he was assigned a 40% rating effective from November 15, 1995. The issue of an increased rating remains pending.
The deciding factor: The RO found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claims and awarded him a 40% rating for his lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease as of November 15, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of the Right Hand, Arthritis of the Left Hand
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0823060
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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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the claims of service connection for asthma, COPD, arthritis of the hands and feet, and cervical spine disorder. The VA examiners were requested to provide opinions on whether these conditions are related to military service, including herbicide exposure, or if they are proximately due to or aggravated by other service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for ED and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand due to insufficient medical opinions addressing causation or aggravation by service-connected PTSD.
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