The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic thoracolumbar spine strain and residuals of a neck injury, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran provided sufficient evidence to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection, including medical records from his military service and private physician's opinion linking his current conditions to his in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic thoracolumbar spine strain, residuals of neck injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1302105
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions and records are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection. The claims have been remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding whether pre-existing scoliosis was aggravated by service. The VA examiner will need to provide an opinion on this issue, which is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected chronic thoracolumbar spine strain, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted under the PACT Act. Other claims were remanded for further review.
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