The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a back injury and residuals of pilonidal cyst, but further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The November 2006 VA examiner's opinion suggests that any current spine disorder may have predated the in-service fall from a ladder. The appellant also has a history of post-service work-related injuries which more likely contributed to his back condition. For the pilonidal cyst, there is no evidence of its existence prior to service.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury, pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0834775
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