The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine secondary to a shell fragment wound, and for initial compensable evaluations for residual scars on the left axilla and buttock.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence that the Veteran has a low back disability which is causally or etiologically related to, or aggravated by his service-connected left buttock region injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, Residual shell fragment scar on the left axilla, Residual shell fragment scar on the left buttock
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908313
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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