The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a chronic back disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the last denial raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating her claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the previous denial includes VA examination reports and private clinical documentation indicating a diagnosis of lumbar spine degenerative joint disease. The veteran's service medical records do not show any reference to a chronic back disorder, but post-service clinical findings support this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0823415
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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