The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability is related to service, and therefore grants service connection for residuals of a low back injury. The heart murmur claim remains pending as it requires further medical examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a relationship between the current low back disability and service, including an in-service injury and ongoing symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- heart murmur, low back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0637187
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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