The Board has granted service connection for chronic low back pain and chronic right ankle pain, finding that these conditions began during service and are related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms of chronic low back pain and right ankle pain were present within two months of discharge from service and have persisted into the current claim period, establishing a nexus between the conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disability, chronic right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18160930
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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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral flatfoot and left shoulder condition was denied due to lack of new evidence. The appeals for left knee, right knee, low back conditions, and chronic right ankle disability were remanded for reconsideration based on new evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn their appeal, effectively dismissing the case.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the competency of the VA medical examiner who provided a negative nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's low back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with previous remand directives. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic low back disability is now before the RO for further review.
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