The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for muscle spasms of the chest and shoulder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and a low back disability. The decision also referred the issue of whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim of service connection for a cervical spine disability to the RO.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen claims of service connection for muscle spasms of the chest and shoulder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or a low back disability. The low back disability was not shown to be related to service due to its onset after the one-year presumptive period.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle spasms of the chest and shoulder, posttraumatic stress disorder, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1145297
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