The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a low back disorder and left leg disorder, but denied all other issues. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that any of the claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Left leg disorder, Right leg disorder, Eye disorder (glaucoma), Heart disorder (hypertension), Psychiatric disorder (PTSD, dyslexia, alcohol/drug dependency/drug use)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140060
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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
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