The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and reopened the claim for a respiratory condition, to include asbestosis and/or COPD.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented since the last final denial raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, and the Veteran's testimony supports continuous symptoms of his conditions since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory condition (asbestosis and/or COPD), Low back disability (degenerative arthritis of the spine)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23001030
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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- Dismissed
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