The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his degenerative changes of the lumbar spine has been granted, with a current disability rating of 40 percent. The issue of service connection for a respiratory condition remains pending as new and material evidence has been received to reopen this claim.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, which is now considered.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1030383
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to address a theory of entitlement, requiring a new VA examination for the respiratory conditions.
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