The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip and lumbar spine conditions. The claim for service connection for a right leg condition, right ankle condition, and right groin condition is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding their nature. Service connection for lumbar spine condition is granted as secondary to service-connected post-Magnusson stack repair right shoulder with subluxation. The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right shoulder disability, cervical spine arthritis, and right shoulder scar are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s lumbar spine condition is secondary to or caused by his service-connected post-Magnusson stack repair right shoulder with subluxation. The other issues were remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the nature of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip condition, lumbar spine condition, right leg condition, right ankle condition, right groin condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18146937
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and right hip condition. The Veteran's claims were based on current diagnoses of these conditions but the evidence did not support an in-service injury or disease.,The Board also noted that there was no nexus between the current disabilities and service due to lack of in-service complaints or injuries.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hip conditions, right knee condition, and/or right ankle condition are related to service. The claims are remanded for further development.
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