The veteran's arthritis of the lumbar spine was incurred in service and has been causally related to service.
The deciding factor: The positive and negative evidence is equipoise, thus service connection is warranted for the veteran's arthritis of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the lumbar spine, Residuals of a left arm or left forearm injury, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0812782
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.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder disability from November 1, 2024, to correct a duty to assist error.
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