The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, prostate disorder, skin disorder, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, fibromyalgia, ischemic heart disease, and sleep disorder. The claims are based on direct service connection rather than a presumption or exposure basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the finding that these conditions are related to service through their onset during active duty and the Veteran's reported in-service symptoms and injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, prostate disorder, skin disorder, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, ischemic heart disease, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1519437
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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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia, and vertigo. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.
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