The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's neck disability, bilateral arm disability, bilateral knee disability (as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability), bilateral foot disability (as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability), obstructive sleep apnea, and GERD. The grants of service connection are based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's neck disability, bilateral arm disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral foot disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and GERD were related to his military service through the submission of new evidence supporting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, bilateral arm disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral foot disability, obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1821526
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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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