The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened.,Service connection is granted for the left hip, right knee, and left knee conditions. Service connection is denied for the right hip condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, but not for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Hip Condition","condition_code":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Condition","condition_code":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Condition","condition_code":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Foot Condition","condition_code":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Right Hip Condition","condition_code":"unknown"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188442
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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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