The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, as it was initially diagnosed within one year post-service and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut this presumption.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's initial diagnosis of degenerative joint disease occurred shortly after separation from active duty, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1000416
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