The Board has granted service connection for chronic cervical spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, chronic right elbow degenerative joint disease, and chronic left elbow tendonitis, strain, and degenerative joint disease. The Veteran's claims were reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's chronic cervical spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, chronic right elbow degenerative joint disease, and chronic left elbow tendonitis, strain, and degenerative joint disease are etiologically related to active service. The Veteran served combat in Iraq where he sustained spinal trauma during such service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1028109
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the AOJ did not obtain all necessary opinions regarding whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI). The claims for service connection for fatigue, fibromyalgia, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, and sleep disorder are remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on his service connection claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, shin splints of the right and left lower extremities, multiple sclerosis (MS), thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, left elbow disorder, left knee disorder, migraine headaches, and right knee disorder are dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection of sleep apnea, headaches, and a neck disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
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