The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions and remanded them for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims, thus reopening the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- internal hemorrhoids, left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss disability, low back strain, left shin fracture, respiratory condition, left shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164581
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,030 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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