The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected low back strain, finding that there was no new evidence to reopen the claim and that the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the veteran's disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any new evidence to reopen the claim and concluded that the current 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected low back strain is appropriate based on the existing medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain, degenerative disc disease, degenerative spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0111254
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What this means for you
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