The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for right ear hearing loss, seborrheic keratoses of the head and back (claimed as the face), left knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, and bilateral shoulder disorder. However, the claims are not granted on their merits due to lack of probative evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board has reviewed all submitted evidence and finds that it does not provide sufficient new or material evidence to substantiate any of the reopened claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, seborrheic keratoses of the head and back (claimed as the face), left knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1034890
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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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