The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, but new and material evidence was found to reopen the claim for a foot condition. The other claims remained denied.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence received since April 1997 is not cumulative or redundant of evidence previously of record and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for foot condition, but does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating any of the other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- foot condition, to include hammer toes, low back condition, dental condition for VA treatment purposes, right hand condition, eye condition, PTSD, innocently acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD, to include major depression, Gulf War Syndrome, condition of the mouth, condition of a finger, neck condition, arm condition, leg condition, hip condition, headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0809841
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
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- Denied
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