The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence received since the January 1998 RO rating decision is considered significant enough to warrant reopening the veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0215340
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from July 13, 2017. The Board granted TDIU for this period but remanded the issue of TDIU prior to July 13, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his current disability levels.
- Denied
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, arthritis of the cervical spine, and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine. However, these claims have been denied as there is no evidence showing a causal relationship between any of these conditions and active service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current low back and hip disabilities are not related to his active military service, nor can they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claims for service connection were denied.
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