The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of a lumbar spine injury in December 1998. The appellant submitted additional evidence, but it was not considered new and material to reopen his claim.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not provide new information that would support reopening the claim as there is no clear indication of a chronic condition during service or subsequent manifestations attributable to intercurrent causes.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0119072
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the service connection claims for various conditions and initial compensable evaluations for service-connected erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and elbow injuries due to a lack of evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service, and remanded the claim for lumbar spine injury for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's injury to his right hand, index finger. The other claims have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine injury and cervical spine injury due to insufficient evidence to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.
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