The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder is found to be incurred in service, and the claim for service connection is granted. The bilateral hip disorder issue remains pending as it was not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: Service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder is established based on evidence showing an in-service injury (motorcycle accident) and current disability (thoracolumbar spondylosis), with no clear evidence of pre-existing condition or intervening events that would negate the service connection. The bilateral hip disorder issue remains pending as it was not addressed in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disorder, bilateral hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1218152
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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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