The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine, right knee, left knee, right foot, and left foot disabilities as they are related to his military service.,Service connection was denied for the Veteran's right eye and left eye disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot disabilities are related to his military service based on medical opinions provided by Dr. T., who opined that the disabilities are at least as likely as not related to service.,There is no evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's right eye and left eye disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, right eye disability, left eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2023
- Citation
- A23027708
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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)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the July 2012 VA examination for the Veteran's left knee disability, and a new addendum opinion is needed.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
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