The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection of arthritis of multiple joints, but it is unclear whether this evidence supports a finding of service connection due to the mixed disposition.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found in the case file, but its sufficiency to establish service connection remains uncertain.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the hips, Arthritis of the neck, Arthritis of the shoulders, Arthritis of the low back, Arthritis of the ankles, Arthritis of the knees, Arthritis of the hands and wrists
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0100583
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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