The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for back strain (claimed as lower and upper back condition) is granted.,The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for left ankle strain remains denied because the evidence submitted is not new and relevant.,The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for right ankle strain is granted.,The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for hair loss is denied.,The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for headaches is granted.,The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for neck strain is granted.,The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for left shoulder strain is denied because the evidence submitted is not new and relevant.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence has been received since the prior decision, warranting readjudication of the claim. The evidence includes VA medical records that tend to prove or disprove a matter at issue in the present claim.,The evidence received since the April 2016 Board decision does not tend to prove or disprove that the left ankle disability is etiologically related to the Veteran's service and is not relevant.,New and relevant evidence has been received since the prior decision, warranting readjudication of the claim. The evidence includes VA medical records that tend to prove or disprove a matter at issue in the present claim.,The evidence received since the April 2016 Board decision does not include complaint, treatment, or diagnosis of a hair loss disability and is therefore not relevant.,New and relevant evidence has been received since the prior decision, warranting readjudication of the claim. The evidence includes VA medical records that tend to prove or disprove a matter at issue in the present claim.,New and relevant evidence has been received since the prior decision, warranting readjudication of the claim. The evidence includes VA medical records that tend to prove or disprove a matter at issue in the present claim.,The petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for left shoulder strain is denied because the evidence submitted is not new and relevant.
- Claimed conditions
- back strain (claimed as lower and upper back condition), left ankle strain, right ankle strain, hair loss, headaches, neck strain, left shoulder strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24042859
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was reopened due to new and material evidence, and the Board found that his current headaches are related to service. Service connection is granted.
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