The Board granted the reopening of previously denied claims for service connection for a chronic back disability, left knee contusion residuals, a chronic eye disability, and a left ear hearing loss disability. The claims for a right ear hearing loss disability were denied.
The deciding factor: Evidence received since the September 2008 Board decision was new and material to the previously denied claims for service connection for a chronic back disability, left knee contusion residuals, a chronic eye disability, and a left ear hearing loss disability. However, evidence did not meet this standard for the right ear hearing loss disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back disability, left knee contusion residuals, chronic eye disability (also claimed as teary eyes, vision condition), left ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002778
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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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