The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his scar, right forearm, residual of spider bite was granted with an effective date of June 5, 2014. The claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and tinnitus were also granted with effective dates prior to June 5, 2014.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since previous decisions met the criteria for reopening the claims for service connection and provided a basis for granting the benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, right forearm, residual of spider bite
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18158840
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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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