The Veteran's claim for residuals of bilateral tibial stress fractures has been reopened and granted.,Service connection was also granted for right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome and degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: New evidence supports the reopening of the claim, and a current disability is associated with service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bilateral tibial stress fractures, right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome and degenerative joint disease, low back condition, bilateral hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18152643
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neck condition and a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate development of evidence, specifically failing to provide a VA examination or medical opinion regarding his claimed bilateral ankle, knee, low back, and left shoulder conditions. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for further action.
- 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.
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