The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability. The Veteran's current condition is found to be related to his in-service injury, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by Dr. R.C., who treated the Veteran, concluded that it is more likely than not that the Veteran's current back problems are a direct result of the injury during his time in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease/degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1216955
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and associated radiculopathy are being remanded for further evaluation as the current evidence suggests a worsening of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete information and need for further examination regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, which could affect his ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative disc disease/degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 40 percent from November 25, 2008 to January 12, 2010. His neurologic impairment of the left lower extremity associated with the lumbar spine disability is also rated at 20 percent during this period.
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