The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a sinus injury, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disability. However, it did not address the merits of these claims as they are still considered to be in a pending state.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran includes medical records and statements from various healthcare providers that support his assertions of current disabilities related to service, but does not provide sufficient new and material evidence to reopen the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus injury, shoulder disability, bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0032217
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for a bilateral knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including scheduling an additional VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and chronic pain syndrome due to untimely notices of disagreement.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, as an appellant's claim does not survive their death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chest pain, a gastrointestinal disability, a neck disability, and a bilateral knee disability. The Veteran was also denied a compensable rating for iliotibial band syndrome of the right hip and for right hip limitation of extension.
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