The Veteran's service connection claim for a back disability is granted, and his initial compensable rating appeal for acne is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's credible report of lifting heavy boxes during service and recurrent low back pain since then. The VA medical examiner provided adequate detail regarding the current nature and severity of the service-connected acute acne.
- Claimed conditions
- back spasms, back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1407745
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