The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the back and shoulders due to new medical evidence. The current disability is established, but there is insufficient evidence linking it to active service.
The deciding factor: New medical opinions provided since the last final denial suggest a link between the veteran's current arthritis and his military service, meeting one of the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the back, arthritis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0613882
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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