The veteran's lumbar spondylosis was found to be reasonably related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a direct relationship between the veteran's current lumbar spondylosis and his active military service, as described by him during service and in subsequent years.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0902614
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Decisions by this judge: 141 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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