The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar scoliosis and associated degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, finding that the veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by her active military service.
The deciding factor: Service medical records and post-service medical opinions indicate that the veteran's thoracolumbar scoliosis progressed beyond its natural course during service, with aggravation leading to associated degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar scoliosis, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0306330
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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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