The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the spine and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim for spondylolisthesis. The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted, and concluded that arthritis of the spine was not incurred or aggravated in active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing spondylolisthesis was not aggravated by service, and there is insufficient evidence to establish a current disability for arthritis of the spine within the initial post-service year.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the spine, spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1003164
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability since September 26, 2024.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the severity of his condition without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from March 1, 2021, and an effective date of March 1, 2021, for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the November 2024 non-final rating decision, deferring the adjudication of the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis, was dismissed.
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