The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation of left wrist fracture, service connection for endocrinopathy, and earlier effective date for TDIU were granted. The issue of service connection for left thumb disability as secondary to left wrist fracture was also granted. However, the claim for service connection for cervical spine disability was denied due to lack of evidence within one year of the March 2, 1976 notice letter.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were granted based on new and relevant evidence received after the initial decision in February 1976. The earlier effective date claim was also granted as it was filed within a year of the denial.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist fracture, endocrinopathy, tooth disability, left thumb disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2022
- Citation
- A22024112
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for chronic dry eye, chronic fatigue syndrome, constipation, IBS, left little finger disability, left index finger disability, left thumb disability, left ring finger disability, left long finger disability, right ring finger disability, right index finger disability, right long finger disability, and right thumb disability due to an error in the initial decision. The Veteran was not provided with notice of her right to a hearing on these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck disability but has remanded the issue of service connection for his left thumb disability due to a duty-to-assist error.
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