The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a back injury (claimed as lumbar and cervical spine disorders) due to new medical evidence submitted since the 1984 rating decision. The claim is now considered for further review.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was submitted showing current spinal pathology, which relates directly to the basis for the previous denial.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorders, cervical spine disorders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0122894
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current neck disability and his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disorders due to incomplete VA treatment records and inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disorders, including arthritis, strain, spondylolisthesis, DJD, DDD, radiculopathy, and a total rating for convalescence based on cervical spine surgery. The issues are inextricably intertwined due to the potential impact of adjudicating one claim on another.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression, cervical spine disorders, lumbar spine disorders, and peripheral neuropathy do not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
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