The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability, including a compression fracture of L2 sustained during service, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's current low back disability is related to an injury he sustained in service, specifically a compression fracture of L2, and thus granted service connection based on direct evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- compression fracture of L2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0737123
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's service-connected compression fracture of L2 with degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is being remanded for another VA examination to determine its current severity and impact on his daily activities. The claim will be readjudicated after this additional development.
- 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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