The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbar strain with lumbar disc disease, finding that the Veteran's low back disorder had its onset during service and resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.
The deciding factor: The March 2009 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's low back disorder began during service and based on the history provided by the Veteran and review of the claims folder, this opinion was upheld.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar strain, lumbar disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1022034
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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.
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