The Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability has been reopened, and secondary service connection for lumbar strain is granted due to the relationship between his knee disabilities and his current back condition.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence showing that the Veteran's current back disability is likely aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144862
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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
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