The Board determined that there was new and material evidence to reopen the case, and remanded for further development. After completion of the development, the Board found that the veteran's current low back disorder did not have its onset in service or due to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the veteran's current low back disorder was not incurred or aggravated by military service and is not related to any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of laminectomy, intervertebral disc syndrome at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0211515
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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.
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his intervertebral disc syndrome at L5-S1 has been withdrawn.
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