The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left leg stress fracture and a cervical spine disability. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is pending as the Veteran recently raised this issue, but no specific diagnosis or etiology was provided in the decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is at least an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the service connection claims for left leg stress fracture and cervical spine disability, granting them. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is pending as it requires further development to determine a specific diagnosis or etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg stress fracture, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral sciatica, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1416233
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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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