The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, to include lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), degenerative joint disease (DJD), facet joint syndrome (FJS), facet arthropathy, polyradiculopathy, and spondylosis is granted. The case is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the October 2008 Board decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), degenerative joint disease (DJD), facet joint syndrome (FJS), facet arthropathy, polyradiculopathy, spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107598
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What this means for you
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