The Board determined that the veteran's lumbar spine disorder, diagnosed as spondylolisthesis, was not related to service and declined to grant service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there was no indication in the medical records that the veteran's back problem was actually aggravated while in the military.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0336672
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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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