The veteran's illioinguinal strain, left, chronic is rated at 10 percent. Service connection for pleurisy was granted based on new and material evidence. The low back disability issue remains pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection for pleurisy was established due to the submission of new and material evidence since the last denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Illioinguinal strain, left, Pleurisy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0837631
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What this means for you
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