The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a lumbosacral spine disability and remanded it to the RO for further development. The Veteran's current low back pain is not considered to be caused by or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the Veteran's DJD of the lumbar spine was less likely as not caused by or a result of or aggravated by military service or bilateral knee arthritis, attributing it instead to an MVA in 1984 and subsequent falls.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disability, left knee strain, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1445304
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his lumbosacral spine disability and for TDIU based on that condition due to inadequate examination. The case is being returned for further development.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the condition and active duty service or any other factor.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
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