The Veteran's degenerative disc and degenerative joint disease at L5-S1 is due, in part, to permanent aggravation of his pre-existing spondylolysis in service.
The deciding factor: It was determined that the Veteran had a pre-existing congenital or acquired low back disorder (spondylolysis) at the time of service enlistment, and that the physical demands of military service contributed approximately 20 percent toward the subsequent development of additional superimposed injury, manifested by degenerative disc and degenerative joint disease at L5-S1.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolysis with mechanical pain syndrome, degenerative disc disease at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905764
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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