The Board found that the veteran's back problem was either caused by or exacerbated by military duty, and granted service connection for residuals of a postoperative discectomy at L3-L4.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the evidence established that the veteran's HNP was related to an injury in service due to his fall during INACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- Back injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0611534
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What this means for you
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