The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for an equilibrium disability, which was previously denied in January 2003. The reopened claim will now be reviewed on its merits.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence suggests a possible link between the Veteran's current equilibrium disability and his military service, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Equilibrium disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1208520
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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