The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for wedging of the lumbosacral spine at L2, residuals of a sacroiliac injury, migraine headaches, residuals of left shoulder injury, residuals of left knee injury, and left hip disability. The claims were denied on the merits.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the March 1960 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of the service connection claims for wedging of the lumbosacral spine at L2, residuals of a sacroiliac injury, migraine headaches, residuals of left shoulder injury, residuals of left knee injury, and left hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"wedging of the lumbosacral spine at the L2 level","issues_on_appeal":["service connection for wedging of the lumbosacral spine at the L2 level"]}, {"condition_name":"residuals of a sacroiliac injury","issues_on_appeal":["service connection for residuals of a sacroiliac injury"]}, {"condition_name":"migraine headaches","issues_on_appeal":["service connection for migraine headaches"]}, {"condition_name":"residuals of a left shoulder injury","issues_on_appeal":["service connection for residuals of a left shoulder injury"]}, {"condition_name":"residuals of a left knee injury","issues_on_appeal":["service connection for residuals of a left knee injury"]}, {"condition_name":"left hip disability","issues_on_appeal":["service connection for left hip disability"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0614237
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What this means for you
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