The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disorder due to new and material evidence. The claims for PTSD and duodenal ulcer are denied as they do not meet the criteria for increased ratings.
The deciding factor: New evidence does not support reopening of the low back disorder claim, while the PTSD and duodenal ulcer claims lack sufficient disability to warrant higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0009963
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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