The Veteran's claims of service connection for low back, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle conditions have been granted. The claim for benign cortical defect (claimed as bilateral shin splints) has not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection is also denied for PTSD and sleep condition.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted supporting the Veteran's claims for low back, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle conditions but not for benign cortical defect (claimed as bilateral shin splints).
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, bilateral knee condition, bilateral ankle condition, benign cortical defect (claimed as bilateral shin splints), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126400
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a low back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the presumption of soundness has not been rebutted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability had its clinical onset during his active duty service.
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