The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left arm nerve disability, and right arm nerve disability. The conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's in-service injury.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- anterolisthesis L4 on L5, spondylosis L5-S1, cervical spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease, left arm nerve disability, right arm nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24038913
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left upper extremity radiculopathy and cervical spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left shoulder, right shoulder, left arm nerve, and sleep apnea disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as secondary to her service-connected lumbar spine disability.,A rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran’s lumbar spine disability, effective December 13, 2019, is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for anxiety disorder, breast cancer, right arm nerve disability, and hypertension due to potential issues with causation or exposure.
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