The Board has granted service connection for chronic L5-S1 spondylolysis with spondylolisthesis, finding that the veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by inservice trauma and is therefore considered incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The VA physician found that the veteran's lumbosacral spine disability existed prior to service entrance but became symptomatic after approximately four months of service following documented inservice low back injury, leading to a determination that the condition was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disorder, L5-S1 spondylolysis with spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603117
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current low back disorder is related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran and his accredited representative withdrew from consideration certain issues, and a chronic low back disorder was not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all nine issues on appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the denial of these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic low back disorder, left hip disorder to include arthritis, and left knee disorder to include arthritis as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
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