The Board granted the petition to reopen a claim for service connection for low back pain and remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea, low back pain, and left shoulder pain.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last final denial is new and material, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for low back pain.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbago and dysfunction of sacrum (low back pain), obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22000938
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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