The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of frozen feet, left knee disorder, and left hip disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not provide sufficient new and material evidence to substantiate the previously denied claims of service connection for the residuals of frozen feet, left knee disorder, and left hip disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disorder, left knee disorder, residuals of frozen feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0310421
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left hip disorder to be further developed, including an examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders to obtain a new examination that adequately addresses all pertinent evidence of record.
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