The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for bilateral renal lesions due to lack of new and material evidence. The claims for higher ratings for hip disabilities, right hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of flexion, and right hip limitation of internal rotation are remanded. The TDIU claim is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral renal lesions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral renal lesions, left hip degenerative joint disease (DJD), right hip DJD, right hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of internal rotation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18122547
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