The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder is remanded due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.,The Veteran's PTSD rating remains at 50 percent, but her TDIU claim is also remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been provided that may support the Veteran's claim of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder. The Board finds it necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s low back disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder (DDD), right hand strain with healed fracture, 5th metacarpal
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19152003
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, type II diabetes mellitus, and lumbar spine disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, basilar artery stenosis, GERD, and HCV. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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