Service connection granted for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and osteoarthritis of the right shoulder.,Left knee condition remanded due to lack of evidence supporting service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee condition was not supported by sufficient evidence during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Back condition, Neck condition, Right shoulder condition, Groin rash (recurrent yeast infections)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22056521
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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 decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of his back condition due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider all relevant evidence.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition is related to his service-connected left knee replacement residuals and grants service connection for this secondary condition.
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