The Board has granted an increased evaluation of the veteran's thoracolumbar strain from noncompensable to 20 percent. The claim for reopening his service connection claim for head injury residuals was also granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported a finding that the veteran's thoracolumbar strain warranted a 20 percent rating, and new evidence submitted by the veteran sufficiently reopened his previously denied service connection claim for head injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar strain, head injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0013847
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