The Veteran's application to reopen a claim of service connection for right lower extremity disability is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for dental disability and right lower extremity disability due to outstanding VA treatment records and further examination being required.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the July 2012 denial indicates that the Veteran experiences right lower extremity disability possibly related to service, thus reopening the claim. The Board also remanded as additional medical records are needed for proper evaluation of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity disability, Achilles tendon repair, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179664
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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