The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder is granted. Entitlement to service connection for degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine is granted. The Veteran's right inguinal hernia with ilioinguinal neuralgia is remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on new evidence submitted since the last denial, which established that the Veteran’s DDD of the lumbar spine was related to in-service back pain.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, DDD of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132259
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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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