The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic mechanical low back strain originated during active service and is therefore granted service connection.
The deciding factor: Service medical records indicate that the veteran sustained a low back injury in May 1993, which led to an associated low back strain. The VA examiner concluded that these current changes are very unlikely to be related causally to his two episodes of lumbar strain during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic mechanical low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0729321
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to determine if the Veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities, specifically chronic mechanical low back strain and severe disc degeneration at L5-S1 with spurring at L2-3 and L3-4. The decision also requires referral of the case to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) prior to January 20, 2006.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA spine examination and an evaluation of her TDIU claim.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic mechanical low back strain is related to her service, and thus service connection is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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