Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as service connected. The left shoulder and lumbar spine disorders are remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's credible lay statements regarding an in-service injury during Desert Storm, which led to his current cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disorder (cervical spondylosis)","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Left Shoulder Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Fibromyalgia and/or Polymyalgia Rheumatica","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar Spine Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"unknown"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145830
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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