The Board has determined that the Veteran's current degenerative disease of the lumbar spine is related to an in-service injury, and thus service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board accepted the Veteran's statements regarding a back injury during active duty and found credible evidence linking his current condition to this incident.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1318176
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD and Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine have been granted initial ratings, but no higher. The Veteran is not entitled to increased ratings for these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD prior to April 2018, increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative disease of the lumbar spine and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, and TDIU prior to April 2018 are all denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional examinations to comply with VA examination requirements.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a right leg disability or low back disability to include degenerative joint disease as incurred in service, and thus denied the Veteran's claims.
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