The Board has determined that the veteran's status-post disk herniation of the thoracic spine at T2-3 had its onset during military service and granted her claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it was most probable that the veteran's upper thoracic disk herniation began during service, but only diagnosed after discharge due to difficult-to-diagnose types of disk disease.
- Claimed conditions
- back muscle strain, status-post disk herniation of the thoracic spine at T2-3
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0620080
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