The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, including degenerative disc disease from L3-L4 and L5-S1, with herniated nucleus pulposus at L4-L5 and L5-S1, is service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of direct service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, degenerative disc disease from L3-L4 and L5-S1, herniated nucleus pulposus at L4-L5 and L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1023636
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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