The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including right and left shoulder arthritis, cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine arthritis, right and left leg radiculopathy, right and left arm radiculopathy, and PTSD, based on evidence of in-service injuries and continuity of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record persuasively favors finding that the Veteran's conditions began during and have continued since service and were at least as likely as not caused by in-service injury or trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, neck condition, back condition, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, thoracolumbar spine arthritis, right leg radiculopathy, left leg radiculopathy, right arm radiculopathy, left arm radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000259
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
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