The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a low back disability and denied claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, a urinary disorder, and a speech disorder. The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for fracture of the inferior and superior rami of the left pelvis.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion from a VA physician in March 2000 is significant as it relates the veteran's low back disability to his period of service, which was not previously considered by the RO in October 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Muscle spasms of the chest and shoulder, Rash of the legs, neck, and chest, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Urinary disorder, Speech disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0809823
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 9% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and bilateral hip disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluation and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to address the severity of his low back disability, including whether he has experienced incapacitating episodes of IVDS.
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