The Board denied service connection for a right foot injury and the claim to reopen service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine. The decision is mixed as it granted reopening but denied service connection.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted was sufficient to reopen the claim, but not enough to establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0204202
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, as there is no current disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, left shoulder, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The appeal was also granted to reopen a claim for service connection for bilateral hip disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before it could be adjudicated.
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