The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for residuals of injury to the left shoulder and scoliosis of the thoracic spine, but further development is needed as the decision on the merits cannot be made at this time.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last denial suggests a possible in-service injury or condition that may warrant reopening the claims, but additional information is required to determine if service connection can be established.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of injury to the left shoulder, scoliosis of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611801
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of injury to the left shoulder was denied. The claim for residuals of injury to the left knee was remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's scoliosis of the thoracic spine preexisted service and was not aggravated by service. The claim for a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and manic depression, was also denied as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor is it secondary to the service-connected scar of the left neck or his back disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's increased rating claims for scoliosis of the lumbosacral spine and scoliosis of the thoracic spine, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable VA regulations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
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