The Board has vacated the October 21, 2009 decision as to all issues decided other than granting service connection for osteoporosis. The Veteran's arthritis of multiple joints and hypertension and heart disease were not found to be related to his active service or due to VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the October 21, 2009 decision should be vacated as it did not address all issues decided in the original decision, including those involving arthritis of multiple joints and hypertension and heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of multiple joints, Osteoporosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1114758
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, and urethral cancer due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's service or exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sinusitis, but remanded claims for post-traumatic osteoarthritis and osteoporosis due to a need for further evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder, right knee disorder, osteoporosis, pituitary brain tumor, and skin cancer as the evidence did not show that these conditions were causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine condition and osteoporosis due to inadequate medical opinions.
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