The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for fatigue or memory problems, to include chronic fatigue syndrome, has also been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for restless leg syndrome has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for any joint condition, to include fibromyalgia, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted in support of each of the Veteran's claims, allowing them to be reopened.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, fatigue or memory problems, restless leg syndrome, any joint condition, to include fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1551753
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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.
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- Denied
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