The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been presented to support the reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0318735
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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