The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, sciatica, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and psychiatric disability is granted as new and material evidence has been submitted. The claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability (scoliosis), sciatica, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, psychiatric disability (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19136848
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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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