The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a hiatal hernia with heartburn, and granted an effective date of May 26, 2000 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The issue of service connection for a chronic lumbosacral spine disorder was remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a hiatal hernia with heartburn, and an effective date of May 26, 2000 was granted for the award of service connection for PTSD. The issue of service connection for a chronic lumbosacral spine disorder was remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with heartburn, chronic lumbosacral spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0501125
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Decisions by this judge: 112 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic lumbosacral spine disorder as there was no evidence of a diagnosis in service or within one year of separation, and the weight of the evidence did not support a finding that the current condition is related to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for a chronic lumbosacral spine disorder and increased evaluations for her right knee and left knee chondromalacia patella. She also seeks entitlement to TDIU based on her service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic lumbosacral spine disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for a chronic lumbosacral spine disorder, including injury residuals and degenerative disc disease. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.
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