The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection for residuals of spinal fusion and finds that she is entitled to this benefit due to a nexus between her current condition and in-service events.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current back condition and her in-service injuries, including a fall on ice and a motor vehicle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of spinal fusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22003559
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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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- Denied
The veteran's death was caused by a motor vehicle accident, not related to his service-connected disabilities. The veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as he was not rated totally disabled for at least ten years immediately preceding his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying periods of active duty. The veteran's service connection claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting residuals of spinal fusion were aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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