The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The issues of service connection for lumbar spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, hypertension, heart disease (including high cholesterol), gastroesophageal disorder, headache disorder, and respiratory disorder have been remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia have also been granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the September 2012 rating decision raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including fibromyalgia. The additional medical records provided new information that supported reopening and granting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back pain, High blood pressure, Acid reflux, Right knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), Body aches, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2024
- Citation
- 24006577
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition is related to his service-connected left knee replacement residuals and grants service connection for this secondary condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 USC Chapter 17 for a disability of the spine and migraine headaches, as there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
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