The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder with left leg involvement, arthritis of the left hip and left leg, and knocked-out front tooth. The claim was not reopened.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a low back disorder with left leg involvement.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder with left leg involvement, Arthritis of the left hip, Arthritis of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1028936
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has restored a 20% disability rating for service-connected right lower extremity radiculopathy effective December 11, 2018. The remaining claims are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Granted
The claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine and lumbar spine strain with bilateral sacroiliitis is granted. The issues of service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disability, arthritis of the left hip, and arthritis of the right hip are remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right and left hip arthritis are currently rated at 10 percent each, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of actual or compensable limitation of motion.
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