The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, diagnosed as lumbar strain/sprain, finding that the Veteran's military duties likely caused or contributed to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The VHA clinician provided a favorable opinion linking the Veteran’s current lumbar sprain/strain to his military service, considering all relevant evidence and supporting this conclusion with an analysis.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain/sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18111460
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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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