The Board denied service connection for retroperitoneal fibrosis and a compensable evaluation for the residuals of a fracture of the transverse process at L2-L3, but granted new evidence to reopen these claims. The effective date remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was submitted after the October 1975 decision that supported service connection for retroperitoneal fibrosis and an increased evaluation for the residuals of a fracture of the transverse process at L2-L3.
- Claimed conditions
- retroperitoneal fibrosis, fracture of the transverse process at L2-L3
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0709394
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