The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The Board has also remanded the cases to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on new evidence received since previous denials, which established a nexus between current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the back, Right wrist condition, Left elbow arthritis, Right elbow lateral epicondylitis and degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003978
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hernia repair, left and right knee conditions, left and right wrist conditions, a low back condition, and a neck condition to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Denied
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