The Veteran's right ankle disability, back disability, neck disability, and right shoulder tendinopathy with strain are all found to be related to service.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided medical opinions supporting the Veteran's assertions of in-service injury and current diagnoses linked to those injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of back injury, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right shoulder strain with tendinopathy, left knee condition, right ankle disability manifested by pain, back disability manifested by pain, neck disability manifested by pain, right shoulder tendinopathy with strain, sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression not otherwise specified (NOS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on a presumptive basis, Bell's palsy, secondary to now service-connected depression NOS, left knee degenerative arthritis, secondary to service-connected right knee residuals of arthroscopy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23012733
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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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