The Board is reopening the claims for service connection for hypertension, skin disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability on the basis of new and material evidence. The claims will be remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development before readjudication.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received to reopen several previously denied service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, skin disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1006681
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
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