The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's low back disability, including low back pain, spondylolysis at L5-S1, and degenerative changes, finding that his active military service aggravated a congenital condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows an increase in the veteran's congenital lower spine anomalies during service due to superimposed injuries, which resulted in aggravation of the pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, spondylolysis, L5-S1, degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0124207
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