Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2001
2,222 indexed Board decisions in 2001.
Badges describe the whole decision, not the outcome for every condition listed. An appeal can grant one issue and deny or remand another. Check the original decision for each issue; these outcomes do not predict your claim.
- Whole decision: DeniedJanuary 2001
The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for low back strain was denied by the RO, and no effective date or rating assigned.
- Whole decision: DeniedJanuary 2001
The Board found that the veteran did not file timely substantive appeals for his initial grant of service connection and denied jurisdiction to consider these issues. The claim for a higher evaluation for lumbosacral strain was granted, but the rating assigned (40%) is maintained as sufficient evidence supports this determination.
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