The Veteran's request to reopen claims for service connection for a back disability, residuals of a bilateral super rectus fader operation, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression are granted. Service connection for bipolar disorder is also granted.,Claims for effective dates for left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, status post left wrist trauma with arthroscopy with triangular fibrocartilage complex, and right wrist sprain are granted.,Service connection for hypertension is granted with an effective date of August 30, 2012. Claims for service connection for status post left foot trauma and status post left knee ACL repair and medial meniscectomy with residual degenerative arthritis are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were reopened based on new evidence submitted since the previous decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, bilateral super rectus fader operation residuals, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, status post left wrist trauma with arthroscopy with triangular fibrocartilage complex, right wrist sprain, hypertension, status post left foot trauma, status post left knee ACL repair and medial meniscectomy with residual degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative joint disease, chronic cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102523
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding VA's failure to provide the Veteran with a VA examination prior to the rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
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