The Veteran's claims for bilateral hand disorder, neck disorder, and lumbar spine disorder have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received. The claim for left knee disorder is granted as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability.,The Veteran's claims for right ankle disorder are reopened due to the submission of new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims for bilateral hand, neck, and lumbar spine disorders. The left knee disorder was granted as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hand Disorder","status":"Not Reopened"}, {"condition_name":"Neck Disorder","status":"Not Reopened"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar Spine Disorder","status":"Not Reopened"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Disorder","status":"Reopened"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disorder","status":"Reopened (Secondary to Right Knee Disability)"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19132831
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.
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