The Board has granted the reopening of previously denied claims for service connection for chronic low back condition and right shoulder disability status post fracture, but denied reopening of other claims. The case is remanded for further development on these issues.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted since the last denial addresses an unestablished fact (the presence of a current disability) and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back condition, right shoulder disability status post fracture, arthralgia of ankle joints (right talonavicular degenerative joint disease), bilateral pes valgus planus with left leg 1/8 inch shorter than right leg, nerve damage, residuals of weather injury, history of prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145419
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection and increased ratings as the appeal was untimely.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
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