The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability but denied it on the merits. The claim for degenerative joint disease of the hips was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence provided a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, but there is no competent medical evidence linking the current back disorder to the in-service injury or service overall.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability (claimed as back injury), degenerative joint disease of the hips
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0901925
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
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