The Board denied the claims for revision of prior rating decisions that denied service connection for sore throat/colds, hemorrhoids/blood in stool, and post operative umbilical hernia but granted the claims for stress fractures of the right foot and bilateral hips.
The deciding factor: Clear and unmistakable error was found in the August 1990 rating decision regarding the claims of entitlement to service connection for stress fractures of the right foot and bilateral hips, as the correct facts were not before the RO at that time. The other claims did not meet the criteria for CUE.
- Claimed conditions
- sore throat/colds, hemorrhoids/blood in stool, post operative umbilical hernia, stress fracture of the right foot, stress fractures of the hips, stress fracture of the pelvis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066764
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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