The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spondylosis / degenerative disc disease, bilateral knee degenerative joint disease, and denied service connection for a cervical spine condition (claimed as neck condition).
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis / degenerative disc disease, cervical spine condition (claimed as neck condition), bilateral knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18143114
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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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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as there was no decision in the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system to appeal at the time of the request.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted SMC based on aid and attendance, but denied SMC based on housebound status. The Veteran's specially adapted housing claim was also granted, while his claims for a special home adaptation grant and an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance were denied.
- Partly granted
The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance. The claim for SMC at the housebound rate is dismissed.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for SMC based on the need of regular aid and attendance was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for SMC prior to November 5, 2018.
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