The veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar disability was denied due to his failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to report for the scheduled VA examination, which is required for establishing service connection for a lumbar disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0308620
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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