The veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, low back, and right hip disabilities were reopened based on new and material evidence. However, the Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated in military service and are not secondary to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the competent clinical evidence does not establish that any current left knee, low back, or right hip disabilities were caused or worsened by either service or a service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Low Back Disability, Right Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816270
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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