The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for a back disorder and found that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also determined that there is no link between the Veteran's current back, cervical spine, or bilateral hearing loss conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence provided by the Veteran's treating physician and VA medical opinion established a nexus between the Veteran's current back disorder and his military service. However, there was insufficient evidence to establish a link for the cervical spine disorder and bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, cervical spine disorder, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0914444
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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