The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tingling/numbness of upper extremities, tingling/numbness of lower extremities, muscle tension headaches, aching joints, and hand tremors is granted. The effective date remains to be determined as the claim was previously denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits was timely filed and considered by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- tingling/numbness of upper extremities, tingling/numbness of lower extremities, muscle tension headaches, aching joints, hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1743449
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence of record, including a lack of clinical VA and private examinations that are necessary to evaluate his service-connected disabilities under applicable rating criteria.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for migraine and muscle tension headaches, including as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, otitis media, and spine arthritis.
- Partly granted
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