The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and bilateral hip osteoarthritis, but has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorder) and obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's back and bilateral hip disabilities are etiologically related to his period of active service. As such, service connection has been granted for these conditions based on resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lumbar spine degenerative arthritis"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hip osteoarthritis"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186504
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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