The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for mid-back and low-back disorders is not well-grounded, as there is no medical evidence linking a current disorder to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking a current diagnosed disability to service.
- Claimed conditions
- mid-back disorder, low-back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0016355
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient VA medical records, specifically a visit to a VA emergency room and an MRI report from three months prior to the hearing. The Veteran's representative requested these records for consideration in a medical opinion.
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