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
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.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate effective September 30, 2003.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, namely lumbar spondylosis, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and intervertebral disc syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected retropatellar syndrome, arthritis and meniscal strain, right knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's current low back disorders are related to service, including his reports of in-service back pain.
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