The Veteran's arachnoid brain cyst, headaches, jaw disability, myofascial pain, and thoracolumbar spine disability (including osteopenia) are all granted.,Service connection for a right hand disability (claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome or Raynaud’s syndrome) is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's arachnoid brain cyst was first present during service and the Board found it to be proximately due to her in-service assault.,Service connection for a right hand disability (claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome or Raynaud’s syndrome) is remanded because there are conflicting opinions regarding its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"arachnoid brain cyst","status":"removed in December 2002"}, {"condition_name":"headaches","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"jaw disability","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"myofascial pain","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"thoracolumbar spine disability, to include osteopenia","status":"granted"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146275
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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