The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for disability of the right leg. The VA primary care physician provided an opinion suggesting that the veteran's current right leg condition is related to a shrapnel wound incurred during his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA primary care physician's statement suggested a relationship between the veteran's current right leg condition and a shell fragment wound from service, which could potentially establish new and material evidence for reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0333187
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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