The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for osteoarthritis of multiple joints and his claim for a disability rating greater than 20 percent for lumbosacral strain. The appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim of service connection for osteoarthritis of multiple joints, and the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain remains denied.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1003813
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What this means for you
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