The Board finds that the veteran's current osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine is due to an injury sustained during service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated that it was at least as likely as not that the disability was due, at least in part, to a 'landmine' injury in service in 1955 and to a motor vehicle accident in 1957.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of back trauma, osteoporosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605851
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
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