The Board granted service connection for low back disability and assigned a 60 percent initial rating, effective February 5, 2001. The veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence received after the original denial in April 1999.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on new evidence submitted by the veteran that was not previously considered and found to be material to reopening his claim of service connection for low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with residual right lower extremity weakness and numbness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0826981
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