The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, finding that his pre-existing spina bifida occulta was aggravated by injuries sustained during service. The veteran is now entitled to compensation for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner and Dr. F. determined that the veteran experienced a superimposed back injury during service on top of pre-existing spina bifida occulta, resulting in additional disability manifested by pain with radicular symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Spina Bifida Occulta, Chronic Myofascial Mid and Low Back Pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0632917
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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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