The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a back injury and remanded the issue of service connection for left hip disability. The claims are pending further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, thus reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18144513
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's back injury, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding the proposed reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was dismissed as it was not a final decision. The Board also remanded the claim for service connection for a left hip disability due to an inadequate VA examination.
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