The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for disorders of the spine, neck, feet, arms, hands, and legs. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was submitted which relates to an unestablished fact (a nexus between current disabilities and service) and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- disorders of the spine, disorders of the neck, disorders of the feet, disorders of the legs, disorders of the arms, disorders of the hands
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1214966
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal of service connection for disorders of the spine, bilateral hips, and bilateral knees is denied due to untimeliness.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection for hearing loss, TMJ and dental disorders, knee disorders, and disorders of the feet. The Veteran's hearing loss was not shown to be related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and instability, is rated at 20% since March 2008. A temporary total rating for convalescence from August 3, 2007 to May 12, 2008 was granted. The issue of service connection for disorders of the spine remains unresolved as it does not pertain to the right knee disability. Competency for VA benefits is determined to be incompetent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied entitlement to service connection for disorders of the neck, legs, shoulders, and arms as secondary to a service-connected low back disability.
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