The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a back condition and granted it. The claims for left ankle, right wrist, numbness of hands and arms, right rib, neck, and left elbow conditions were denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since June 2003 relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for a back condition (the Veteran's current low back disability). The other claims were not supported by competent medical evidence of a link between service and the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, left ankle condition, right wrist condition, numbness of left hand and arm, numbness of right hand and arm, right rib condition, neck condition, left elbow condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1617634
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for his left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and left ankle condition have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including degenerative disc disease and scoliosis, due to lack of current disability evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his request.,Service connection for a back condition is denied as there is no evidence that the condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to predecisional duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate medical opinions and missed VA examinations. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition is being returned to the RO for further action.
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