The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the spine, finding that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran’s diagnosed arthritis of the spine is related to her in-service back symptoms, and reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064127
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the spine, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and special monthly compensation to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and SSA records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and arthritis of the spine are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their relationship to his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Denied
The veteran's bilateral pes planus is not entitled to a rating higher than 30 percent.
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