The Board granted the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection claim for a back disorder, but remanded the underlying service connection claims and the service connection claim for a right hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the final October 2002 rating decision was not material to the groin disorder claim, while it was new and material to the back disorder claim. The veteran's statements were insufficient to establish a link between his current disorders and service.
- Claimed conditions
- groin disorder, back disorder, right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0816798
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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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for pes planus (flat feet) and remanded several other issues, including service connection for various disorders and increased ratings for the right knee. The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right knee instability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder for further development, specifically requiring an addendum medical opinion from a VA doctor.
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