The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a chronic low back disability.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence did not provide a nexus between the Veteran's current back disorder and any event from his active duty, as it was either cumulative or redundant of previous evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0908695
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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