The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during active service and was later aggravated during a period of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) in July 1995.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of an in-service injury and subsequent aggravation during ACDUTRA, supported by objective medical evidence from the Veteran's MRI performed shortly after his reported aggravating incident.
- Claimed conditions
- low_back_disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1553665
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is not related to his service, including an incident where a water tank fell on his leg and foot during training. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, left thumb disability, heart condition, hypertension, right and left knee disabilities, peripheral neuropathies in the upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms or a nexus to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's low back disability is granted a 40% rating. The initial compensable ratings for hysterectomy and hysterectomy scar are denied, as well as the effective dates for service connection for these conditions. The Veteran also has an increased rating for herpes, but no earlier effective date was granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, migraine headaches, and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
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