The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease from L3 to S1 was caused by her service-connected bilateral knee and right ankle disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current degenerative disc disease from L3 to S1 was caused by her service-connected bilateral knee and right ankle disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease from L3 to S1
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1625293
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What this means for you
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