The Board granted the veteran's claims to reopen for service connection of thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, right hip, left hip, right knee and left knee disabilities based on new and material evidence but remanded them for further development.
The deciding factor: The reopened claims were not supported by a nexus opinion linking the current conditions to military service or an incident therein. Further examination is needed to determine if there is such a link.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000633
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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