The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for low back pain, upper back pain, and chronic pelvic pain was granted. The claim for left ankle sprain is denied.,New evidence related to the unestablished fact of a current disability for low back pain, upper back pain, and chronic pelvic pain has been submitted.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the Veteran relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate her claims for service connection, specifically showing that she currently suffers from these conditions.,The new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of left ankle sprain.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back pain, Upper back pain, Chronic pelvic pain, Left ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18158292
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