The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety state with cardiovascular somatization reaction (also claimed as a heart condition) and lordosis. As such, both claims remain denied.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not include new and material evidence relating the veteran's post-service conditions to any event, injury, or disease diagnosed in service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety state with cardiovascular somatization reaction, lordosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0801742
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's back condition, including lordosis and Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), is being remanded for further examination to determine if the conditions are service-connected based on aggravation. The AOJ will review additional evidence since the May 2021 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a withdrawal of the appeal for readjudication of the previously denied claim of service connection for cocaine and cannabis abuse and major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder. The lumbar spine disability issue is now before the Board on its merits.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for lordosis, lumbar spine disability, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral foot disability have been denied. The Board found that the preexisting conditions were not aggravated by service.,There is no evidence of a chronic lumbar spine or bilateral foot disability during active service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for lordosis has been dismissed because the claim was resolved when service connection was granted in January 2020.
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