The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for idiopathic scoliosis and granted a 10 percent rating for chronic low back strain with degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran, including her testimony and medical records, was found to be significant enough to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for idiopathic scoliosis.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic scoliosis, fibromyalgia with depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0126676
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for idiopathic scoliosis, and the appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral shin splints may have aggravated her idiopathic scoliosis, and thus remands for an addendum opinion to address this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and additional development is required. The claim will be addressed again, including whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine strain aggravated his other lumbar spine disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's biological mother is not a Vietnam veteran, and therefore the appellant does not qualify for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 for birth defects other than spina bifida.
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