The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen her claim for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the cervical and lumbar spine, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's back disorder was not related to service, and the treatise evidence submitted by the Veteran did not support a relationship between her current condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical and lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1128712
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