The Veteran's claim for arthritis was granted, with a 20 percent rating effective September 12, 2006.,Her claim for increased ratings for her service-connected lumbar strain and fibromyalgia was partially granted. The lumbar strain received an initial increase to 20 percent from July 22, 2013 onwards, while the fibromyalgia remained at a maximum of 40 percent.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to October 11, 2013 was denied. The effective dates for service connection were also denied for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's arthritis claim was granted based on the evidence provided and her service-connected status.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of multiple joints, Lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1726751
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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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