The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and reopened the claims of entitlement to service connection for a back, knee, shoulder, and migraine disorders. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had current psychiatric problems but did not have PTSD. For the other conditions, new and material evidence was found to reopen the claims, but direct service connection was denied due to a lack of sufficient evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disorder, Bilateral knee disorder, Bilateral shoulder disorder, Migraines, Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001895
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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