The Veteran's claim for service connection for back impairment has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also granted for neck, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, and right knee impairments. The claims for these other conditions are remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision addresses multiple issues of service connection but does not specify the basis for each determination (granted or denied).
- Claimed conditions
- back impairment, lumbar strain with spondylosis, neck impairment, left shoulder impairment, right shoulder impairment, left knee impairment, right knee impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23043599
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates are remanded due to the need for further development of his medical records. The Board will consider all submitted evidence, including private treatment records, during its review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and inadequate notice. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for insomnia and increased the rating to 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome and pinguecula, while denying service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, a neck impairment, and an increased rating for GERD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain and left shoulder impairment, finding that the evidence supports a direct link to the Veteran's military service.
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