The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic lumbar spine, cervical spine, and right arm disorders, claimed as residuals of a parachute jump injury. The evidence now submitted is considered significant enough to warrant reconsideration of these claims on their merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided since the last final denial supports the claim that the veteran's current back, neck, and right arm conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar spine, cervical spine, right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0311875
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What this means for you
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