The Board finds that the Veteran's current back disorder is likely due to an injury sustained during his service, and grants service connection for thoracic sprain with arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted based on a finding that the Veteran's current back disorder is likely related to an in-service injury, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic sprain, arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1446909
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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.
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The Board has granted service connection for a thoracic sprain but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and arthritis of the cervical spine, attributing these conditions to a motor vehicle accident in 1977 during active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain as secondary to the left shoulder strain, and thoracic sprain as secondary to the left shoulder strain.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were consistent with known facts and circumstances of service.
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