The Board has granted service connection for a thoracic spine disorder, but the claims for rib and right shoulder disorders are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran has separate disabilities related to her in-service rib displacement that warrant separate service connection determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracic spine disorder, Rib disorder, other than a thoracic spine disorder, Right shoulder disorder (claimed as service connection for ribs)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23022222
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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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- Denied
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