The veteran's claims for residuals of shrapnel wound to the left kidney, degenerative disc disease with arthritis in the lumbar spine, and arthritis of joints other than the lumbar spine are not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for recurrent fever is also not reopened.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence does not provide new or significant information that would support reopening any of the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shrapnel wound to the left kidney, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with arthritis, arthritis of joints other than the lumbar spine, disability manifested by recurrent fever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0308056
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Decisions by this judge: 1,514 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence and a request for further medical inquiry. The Veteran's attorney has requested additional development, including obtaining records from Kansas University School of Medicine.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a new VA examination and additional medical records, as the current evidence does not reflect his current state of disability.
- Denied
The veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with arthritis does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
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