The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back disability, including DDD of the lumbar spine with facet joint arthritis, diffuse disc bulges, and foraminal stenosis, had its onset during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current low back disability is related to an in-service slip-and-fall accident, which is considered service-connected under direct service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine with facet joint arthritis, Diffuse disc bulges, Foraminal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1758610
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What this means for you
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