The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as some conditions did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to undiagnosed illness or chronic multisymptom illnesses. The Board found that other conditions could be attributed to active duty.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and chronic rhinitis/maxillary sinusitis, but not for pneumonia or an upper respiratory disorder separate from diagnosed chronic rhinitis/maxillary sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- upper respiratory infection, sinusitis, pneumonia, right shoulder disorder, chronic cervical spine pain with foraminal encroachment and mild degenerative facet joints, fever, leg pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1009101
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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.
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