The Board found that the January 1992 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in denying service connection for aggravation of a low back disorder, chronic low back pain with radiculopathy. The veteran's representative argued that the RO failed to apply the presumption of aggravation correctly due to pre-existing disability from an April 1990 motor vehicle accident.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence clearly and unmistakably established a preexisting low back disorder caused by a motor vehicle accident in April 1990, which was aggravated during service. The presumption of aggravation arose on the record as it stood in January 1992.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0305488
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