The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a seizure disorder. The veteran's low back disability is currently evaluated at 20 percent, which reflects moderate limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records do not provide evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current low back disability and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disorder, low back pain, residual of fracture, transverse process of lumbar vertebrae with chronic lumbosacral strain and right sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0112708
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection and initial ratings were dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) being filed more than one year after the November 2022 rating decision.
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