The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a disability manifested by leg length discrepancy, but it is not clear whether this new evidence supports or contradicts the original denial. The case will be remanded to allow further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last final decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, but its impact on the service connection determination remains unclear.
- Claimed conditions
- Leg Length Discrepancy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0426077
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