The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's intervertebral disc disease and arthritis of the lumbosacral spine are causally related to active service, granting his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows a causal relationship between the veteran's current low back disability and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc disease, arthritis of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0332924
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 13, 2020 for the service connection of low back disability and related radiculopathy issues. The Veteran's claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted in January 2020.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% rating for lumbar strain, which was previously reduced to 0%. The reduction was improper due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for lumbar and neck conditions on a direct basis, finding that the current conditions are not causally related to in-service injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal was remanded to correct errors made by the AOJ in complying with an earlier Board remand, specifically to obtain outstanding private treatment records.
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