The Board found that the Veteran's spondylolisthesis at L5 and S1 is due to a disease process that was aggravated by active service, granting his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's back disorder was 'less likely than not' related to an injury or other event in service, but this opinion was dismissed as not supported by the evidence of record due to the Veteran's credible lay assertions regarding continuity of symptoms following service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1022526
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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