The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the spine, left arm/low back disabilities, and lower extremities due to a lack of evidence of current disability.
The deciding factor: There is no diagnosis of a current disability of the lower extremities in the medical records provided by the VA or submitted by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the spine, Leg pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2002
- Citation
- 0214718
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection for arthritis of the spine, finding that new and material evidence supports a link between her current condition and her military service. The Board also found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding the relationship between her low back disability and service.
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