The Veteran's current lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with arthritis is presumed to have been incurred in service due to chronic symptoms during and since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had 'chronic' symptoms of lumbar spine arthritis both during and since service, which meets the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1437831
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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