The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder is aggravated by his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right thigh, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The private examiner opined that the Veteran's low back disorder was aggravated by his service-connected right thigh gunshot wound residuals, while VA examiners found no direct relationship between the disorders. The Board finds the private opinion more probative given its consideration of all relevant evidence and reasoning.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2010
- Citation
- 1011945
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What this means for you
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