The Board has determined that the Veteran filed a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) in response to the November 2007 rating decision denying increased ratings for his service-connected right hand tendonitis, history of old fracture, and left leg radiculopathy. As such, this aspect of the appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's November 7, 2008 statement was reasonably construed as a valid NOD in response to the November 2007 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the right hand, history of an old fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1112979
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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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