The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with spinal stenosis, a cervical spine disability (claimed as neck pain), and a neurologic disability of the legs (numbness and tingling). Service connection is also established for cardiovascular disability (chest pain).
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the Veteran's claims by linking his current disabilities to service or pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with spinal stenosis, cervical spine disability, claimed as neck pain, bilateral knee disability (claimed as numbness and tingling), cardiovascular disability (chest pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1022322
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, including neck pain, as the more persuasive evidence of record does not support onset of symptoms in service with continuity of symptoms since service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since January 1, 2013. However, he was marginally employed from September 9, 2008 to December 31, 2012.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not establish a current disability or link to active service, including Persian Gulf service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran is seeking service connection for psychiatric disabilities and low back issues.
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