The Board has determined that the Veteran's current thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease is related to service, granting his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s current low back disability is a result of service, and the Board has resolved this doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142313
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from February 11, 2019. He also received increased ratings for his radiculopathy in the right and left lower extremities.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for low back disorder was denied prior to March 25, 2019.,From March 25, 2019 onwards, the Veteran is entitled to a 40 percent rating for his service-connected low back disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left shoulder strain, right wrist injury and associated residuals, and service connection for left sciatica. The Veteran's complaints of functional loss will be considered during the remand process.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability is granted a 40 percent evaluation prior to December 20, 2017.
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