The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bilateral foot and back disorders, but has not yet decided whether new evidence supports these claims or if there is a basis to grant them.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims of service connection for chronic bilateral foot and back disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bilateral foot disorder, chronic low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612264
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation as of June 1, 2008.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that the Veteran's current low back condition was not incurred in service due to lack of evidence supporting a nexus between his current DDD diagnosis and an in-service injury. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining VA treatment records prior to 2008 and SSA records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current low back disorder is related to his military service.
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