The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbosacral syndrome with fusion for herniated lumbar disc is at least as likely as not related to his in-service back injury, and service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of an in-service back injury resulting in surgery, which led to the current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral syndrome, herniated lumbar disc
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1531490
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings due to incomplete development of records, including VA treatment records. The Veteran is also being remanded for a determination on his claim for TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of his lumbar spine disability, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims were dismissed. The rating for left hip replacement with osteoarthritis was dismissed, while the other issues remained pending.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability characterized as lumbar degenerative disc disease, lumbar spinal stenosis, and herniated lumbar disc. The decision is based on the Veteran's lay statements of experiencing symptoms since discharge from military service.
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