The Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis has been granted. The Board finds that there is competent and probative medical evidence of record suggesting a relationship between the Veteran's current disability and his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination provided to the Veteran in June 2010, while diagnosing the Veteran with diverticulosis, did not opine as to any possible relationship between the Veteran's diverticulosis in service and his current diverticulosis. However, the Veteran has demonstrated both a current disability, and a diagnosis of the same disability in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Cervical Spine Degenerative Disc Disease, Prostatitis, Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease, Thalamic Stroke, Hemorrhoids, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Pinguecula, Left Hand Middle Finger Injury, Right Hip Strain, Scars, Status Post Staphylococcus Infection, Diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1549733
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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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