The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a ruptured disc was granted.,The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a pinched nerve (back disorder) was granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for a ruptured disc and a pinched nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured disc, pinched nerve (back disorder), HIV disease, kidney problem with cyst, bladder disorder (blooms in bladder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22067115
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for a low back disability due to insufficient evidence and the need for a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The February 1, 1965 rating decision denying service connection for a ruptured disc was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The Board found that the condition represented the natural progression of a pre-existing left hip disorder (Legg Perthe's disease). Service connection was granted based on this finding.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's low back disability, including a ruptured disc, is related to his active duty service and remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for a hearing or conference, and no specific service connection decisions have been made.
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