The Board granted service connection for a back disability and reopened claims for service connection for sleep disorder, headache disability, but denied an earlier effective date for the stab wound rating, remanded several other issues.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on new evidence that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for a sleep disorder and headache disability. The back disability claim was granted due to the presence of degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder, headache disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000135
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding VA's failure to provide the Veteran with a VA examination prior to the rating decision.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ankle, left ankle, back disability, and other conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating for a headache disability, and the Board dismissed the claim.
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