The Board decided to reopen and reconsider several claims related to service connection for various conditions. Some claims were dismissed or denied, while others were remanded for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the submission of new and relevant evidence warranting readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine condition, high blood pressure, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, left elbow disability, lumbar spine disability, middle back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, bilateral hearing loss disability, blurry vision, sleep apnea, left lower extremity radiculopathy, external cutaneous nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy, ilioinguinal nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy, obturator nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, external cutaneous nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, ilioinguinal nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, obturator nerve, disfiguring scars, right lower extremity, disfiguring scars, left lower extremity, anterior right foot scar, status post internal fixation with calcaneal spur, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, ulcers, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004167
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 275 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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