The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for SFW of both hands, bilateral hip disabilities, cervical spine disability, left knee disability and right eye macular hole with visual defect. The evidence received since the last final rating decisions raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence shows current symptoms related to the claimed conditions, including VA treatment records noting recent complaints and imaging reports indicating ongoing issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinusitis, Skin Rash, Shell Fragment Wound (SFW) of the Right Hand, SFW of the Left Hand, Left Hip Disability, Right Hip Disability, Cervical Spine Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Eye Macular Hole with Visual Defect
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18154695
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to obtain private treatment records from Mays & Schnapp Pain Management and schedule the Veteran for additional medical examinations.
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