The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability and granted it, finding that there is new and material evidence to support the claim. The Veteran had continuous symptoms since service and his current condition can be linked to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found continuity of symptomatology between the Veteran's current low back disability and his in-service injury, which was sufficient to establish service connection under the provisions for chronic diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128333
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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