The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine as secondary to his service-connected left femur fracture. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence (the April 2000 VA examination report) was presented that addressed the etiology of the low back disorder, linking it to the service-connected left femur fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211234
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