The Board has granted the veteran's applications to reopen his claims of service connection for low back disorders and polyneuropathy as a result of petroleum poisoning. The Board also found that these conditions are related to military service or an already service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the conclusion that the veteran's current low back disorders and polyneuropathy are related to his military service, including a fall while in service and a service-connected left calf disability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fractured coccyx, status post discectomy at L5-S1, polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0218087
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