The Veteran's low back disability, including arthritis and spondylolisthesis, is granted as service connected due to continuity of symptoms since service. The Board found a nexus between the current condition and his in-service spinal anesthesia.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on continuity of symptomatology and direct evidence linking the current condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Pain, Degenerative Arthritis, Spondylolisthesis, Stenosis, Left Lower Extremity Sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18148611
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for his back disability is denied. The effective date remains March 29, 2021, as the earliest date of claim. An initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the back disability from March 29, 2021, is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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