The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis in the low back and a disorder of the right hand, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for the low back condition, and there was no evidence of a current disability or link to service for the right hand.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the evidence did not establish a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, as it either failed to show new material evidence for the low back condition or did not indicate a current disorder in the right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis in the low back, disorder of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900095
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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