The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for residuals of a head injury and granted an increased rating to 20 percent for the low back disorder.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that is significant enough to consider in deciding the merits of the claim, reopening the previously denied claim. The veteran's low back disorder is currently rated at 10 percent but has been found to have more nearly approximated a moderate level of impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a head injury, Low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0210102
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, bilateral knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the evidence did not show an in-service onset or relationship to service.
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