The Board granted the claim to reopen service connection for a respiratory disability, but remanded other claims including those for a chronic gum disability, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and a skin disability.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found regarding the respiratory disability, while other claims were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability, claimed as chronic upper respiratory infections, asthma, and bronchitis, Chronic disability of the gums, to include gingivitis as secondary to the service-connected loss of tooth #3, Diabetes mellitus, to include as secondary to service-connected disability, Sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected disability, Skin disability other than plantar warts
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064069
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.
What you can do next
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