The Board has determined that the veteran's current thoracic spine disability is at least as likely as not attributable to service, and thus grants service connection for spondylosis of the thoracic spine.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current thoracic spine disability is related to an in-service injury, resolving doubt in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0837635
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and restored the Veteran's rating for spondylosis of the thoracic spine.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted a separate rating as secondary to her service-connected spondylosis of the thoracic spine. The cervical and thoracic spine conditions are remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's thoracic and lumbar spine conditions are remanded for additional examinations to address the severity of his disability, including range of motion and flare-ups.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination of the Veteran's thoracic spine disability and the need for a supplemental VA medical opinion regarding her claimed conditions.
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