The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound, to include paralysis of the right femoral nerve with atrophy of quadriceps muscle, aggravates his nonservice-connected spondylosis of the lumbar spine, claimed as chronic lumbosacral strain. As such, secondary service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's private physician provided an opinion that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound aggravated his nonservice-connected spondylosis of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis of the lumbar spine, chronic lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0120788
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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.
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