The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for left ankle sprain, as new and material evidence was not received to relate a current disability to service or service-connected conditions.,The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for left shoulder arthritis, as new and material evidence was not received to relate a current disability to service or service-connected conditions.,The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for right hip disorder, secondary to the service-connected degenerative osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine with thoracic scoliosis and amputation of the left fifth toe, as new and material evidence was not received to relate a current disability to service or service-connected conditions.,The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for cervical spondylosis, secondary to the service-connected degenerative osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine with thoracic scoliosis and amputation of the left fifth toe, as new and material evidence was not received to relate a current disability to service or service-connected conditions.,The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for left great toe disability, secondary to the service-connected plantar fasciitis, as new and material evidence was not received to relate a current disability to service or service-connected conditions.,The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for left hip disorder, secondary to the service-connected plantar fasciitis, as new and material evidence was not received to relate a current disability to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not received to establish that any of these disabilities are related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle sprain, left shoulder arthritis, right hip disorder, cervical spine disability, left great toe disability, left hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20012655
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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