The Board granted service connection for a spine condition, finding that the veteran's preexisting spine condition was aggravated by his basic training exercises during military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the veteran's pre-existing spine condition increased in severity due to basic training exercises during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- scoliosis, severe spondylosis, stenosis, spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0816396
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from March 1, 2021, and an effective date of March 1, 2021, for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
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