The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for progressive arthritis of the shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. The claim is now considered on its merits.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (the existence of a current disability).
- Claimed conditions
- Progressive arthritis of the shoulders, progressive arthritis of the hips, progressive arthritis of the knees, progressive arthritis of the ankles
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1340530
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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.
What you can do next
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