The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence shows continued treatment for back issues post-service, including a history of injury in 1982. The Veteran's testimony supports this with his self-treatment prior to 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability (herniated disc L4-5 postoperative, with degenerative changes), cervical spine disability (herniated disc C4-5 post-operative with degenerative changes), right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1613520
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and increased ratings for her bilateral knee disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral ankle, hip, shoulder, and knee disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder and heat sensitivity.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his claims.
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