The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for low back injury due to new and material evidence submitted by the veteran, including a statement from Dr. Campbell.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by Dr. Campbell is corroborative of the nexus opinion given on VA examination in October 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- low back injury, spina bifida occulta, scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0301278
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