The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative disease of the lumbosacral spine is etiologically related to service and/or service-connected lumbar strain, warranting service connection.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the veteran's degenerative disease of the lumbosacral spine as it is considered a direct result of his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disease of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0421824
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to incomplete information provided by his attorney regarding a claim submitted with Mr. Lloyd Finklea in 1992.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn with respect to tinea pedis. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the low back disability is related to service, and granted service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable or unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU. The RO has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability effective October 18, 2012.
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