Partly granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was granted a 10% evaluation. The issues of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for his knee disabilities are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves multiple issues that require further evidence or examination to determine the validity of service connection claims and appropriate evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lumbosacral strain","additional_notes":"bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100548
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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