The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for chronic low back disability and chronic athlete's foot, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the current conditions to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disability (claimed as residuals of in-service back injury), chronic athlete's foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2013
- Citation
- 1303346
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- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified bipolar disorder, is found to be at least as likely as not incurred during service. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development on the issues of service connection for various conditions, including renal toxicity, vertigo, neurobehavioral effects, chronic athlete's foot, sleep apnea, and bilateral leg radiculopathy. The low back disability claim also requires further examination to assess its current level of severity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the VA to obtain updated treatment records, including those related to the Veteran's low back and athlete's foot complaints. The issues of whether new and material evidence was submitted to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a chronic low back disability and entitlement to service connection for chronic athlete's foot will be readjudicated following receipt of these records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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