The RO denied the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for low back pain and psychiatric disorder, but granted the petition to reopen a claim for bilateral leg pain. The rating for residuals of aseptic meningitis with chronic headache remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that related to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for low back and psychiatric disorders, but not for bilateral leg pain.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Low back pain","claimed_as":"pain"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric disorder","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral leg pain","claimed_as":"pain"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634777
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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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