The veteran's claims for service connection were granted for a right hip disability. The other conditions, including diplopia and bilateral shoulder disability, were denied as new evidence was not sufficient to reopen the claims.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the submitted new evidence did not provide enough information to reopen the claims for low back, neck, right knee, left hip disabilities, and heatstroke or sunstroke residuals. The veteran's claim for a bilateral shoulder disability was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disability, Neck Disability, Right Knee Disability, Left Hip Disability, Heatstroke or Sunstroke Residuals, Head Disability (including Vision Disability), Bilateral Shoulder Disability, Right Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0841770
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