The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for scoliosis and granted an initial rating of 20 percent for his degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine. The issues remain pending, including whether new and material evidence supports reopening the scoliosis claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for scoliosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine, Scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1700208
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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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