The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a low back injury. The evidence shows that the veteran sustained an injury to his low back during active duty training on February 13, 1983, which led to chronic back problems. As such, the Board finds that the veteran's intervertebral disc disease is as likely as not related to this in-service incident.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's low back disorder began during his active duty training and was caused by an injury sustained on February 13, 1983.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0005853
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