The Board granted service connection for left thumbnail fungus, but remanded the other issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The competent and probative evidence of record preponderates in favor of a finding that the Veteran's left thumbnail fungus is of service origin. The other claims require additional medical evaluation to determine their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pain, essential hypertension, pain in the joints of the lower extremities and upper extremities (including residuals of injuries to the left knee, left ankle, right shoulder, and right wrist), left thumbnail fungus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907833
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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