The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability due to new and material evidence submitted since the January 1949 rating decision. The Board will now review whether there is sufficient evidence to establish that the current back disability is related to military service.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence shows that the veteran sustained injuries to his back during service in 1943, and again in 1976 and 1980. The Board will now consider whether these incidents are linked to the veteran's current back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0122785
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