The Veteran's petition to reopen her previously denied claims for left hip pain and osteoarthritis, back condition, and right hip osteoarthritis was granted. The cases were remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the service connection of herpes of the face, lumbar spine disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new evidence that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating her claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip pain and osteoarthritis, back condition, right hip osteoarthritis, herpes of the face, lumbar spine disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20003787
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left hip disorder to be further developed, including an examination.
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