The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for chronic low back syndrome, L-3, L-4 due to new and material evidence submitted since the RO's August 1981 decision. The case is now remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was submitted that reasonably raises the possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for chronic low back syndrome, L-3, L-4.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0500597
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his chronic low back syndrome, finding that the evidence does not show limitation of motion or severe limitation of motion as required for a higher rating.
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