The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been granted, including degenerative disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spine, arthritis in both knees, radiculopathy affecting both upper extremities, right ear hearing loss, migraine headaches, depressive disorder, and erectile dysfunction.,Service connection is established for all claimed conditions due to their direct link to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities are found to be directly related to his military service based on the evidence of record, including in-service noise exposure and repetitive jumping activities. The medical opinions support these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Arthritis of the right knee, Arthritis of the left knee, Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, Right ear hearing loss, Migraine headaches, Depressive disorder, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22016922
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
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