The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left hip injury and a urinary system disability. The claims are therefore granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims, namely the onset of disabilities in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left hip injury, urinary system disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2013
- Citation
- 1334856
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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