The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a low back fracture due to new evidence submitted, but further development is needed before a decision can be made on the merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that is significant enough to consider in deciding the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back fracture
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0015867
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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