The Veteran's claims for service connection are granted, and the Board remands several issues related to secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's claims for muscle pain as secondary to multiple sclerosis, multiple sclerosis itself, and other related disabilities are also remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the lumbar spine, muscle pain, multiple sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176353
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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