The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left shoulders, and right knee degenerative arthritis. The appeals for increased ratings for radiculopathy were denied.

The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the prior denial was new and relevant to the issues of whether the Veteran has current shoulder and knee disabilities, but not relevant to the other claims.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities, right hip degenerative arthritis and impingement disability, left hip degenerative arthritis and impingement disability, left knee degenerative arthritis, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, right knee degenerative arthritis, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

20%

Decision date

February 7, 2025

Citation

A25011731

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