The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left forearm disability due to new and material evidence submitted since the last denial. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left forearm disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left forearm disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003795
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left forearm disability, finding that there is no evidence of a separate, distinct left forearm disability related to his active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right and left forearm disabilities, neck sprain, bilateral hearing loss, right-hand disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), bilateral flatfoot, and a compensable rating for right shoulder scar(s) associated with right shoulder strain, status post-surgery.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded one issue for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further development.
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