The Board has granted service connection for back and neck disorders, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service. The claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence, including private opinions and post-service treatment records, supports a nexus between the Veteran's back and neck disorders and his in-service injury while aboard USS THREADFIN.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disorder, Neck disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102255
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Decisions by this judge: 1,948 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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