The Board has granted service connection for cervical and lumbar spine conditions, as well as neurological disorder of bilateral upper extremities and radiculopathy of bilateral lower extremities. Service connection for erectile dysfunction is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's history of military service and his reported symptoms during service, which were linked to current diagnoses by medical professionals including a VA examiner and a private physician Dr. J.O.
- Claimed conditions
- nose condition, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, neurological disorder of bilateral upper extremities, radiculopathy of bilateral lower extremities, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150629
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
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