The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for adjustment disorder and alcohol use disorder, idiopathic polyneuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have all been granted.,Service connection has also been established for these conditions on a secondary basis due to their relationship with service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's adjustment disorder and alcohol use disorder are related to service, leading to the grant of service connection.,The evidence is also at least in equipoise that the idiopathic polyneuropathy of the upper and lower extremities and GERD are proximately due to his service-connected alcohol use disorder and service-connected cervical strain, low back strain, and knee disabilities, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Adjustment Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Alcohol Use Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Sleep Paralysis","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Idiopathic Polyneuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Idiopathic Polyneuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Idiopathic Polyneuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Idiopathic Polyneuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}, {"condition_name":"Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)","diagnosis_date":null,"disposition":null}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080655
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.
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