The Board allowed the claims for service connection for right and left ankle conditions, reopened on new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for right hand and fingers condition and left hand and fingers condition were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is not in approximate balance but persuasively against a finding that the Veteran's right and left hand and fingers conditions are incurred in or caused by an incident or injury in service, while the claims for right and left ankle conditions were allowed due to new and material evidence showing current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right hand and fingers condition, left hand and fingers condition, right hip condition, left hip condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001247
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.
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