The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back, right leg, left leg, neck, right arm, and left arm disorders. The case is remanded for further development regarding his right shoulder disorder and head disorder (to include headaches).,Service connection was established for all claimed conditions except for the Veteran's right shoulder disorder and head disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that service connection could be granted based on direct service connection or secondary service connection as caused by a service-connected condition. The case is remanded to provide additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's lay contentions of continuity of symptoms since separation from service.,Service connection was established for all conditions except for right shoulder disorder and head disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Right Leg Disorder, Left Leg Disorder, Neck Disorder, Right Arm Disorder, Left Arm Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22032059
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