The veteran was granted service connection for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine with a 30 percent disability rating, effective September 25, 2006.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing a direct link between the veteran's current condition and his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0813678
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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- Denied
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