The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disorder, finding that there is equipoise of evidence regarding the nexus between the two conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical providers agreed that an altered gait can cause the Veteran's low back disorder but differed on the degree of abnormality. The Board resolved doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19106012
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disorder to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure that the Veteran is afforded every possible consideration.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a low back disorder was dismissed as the RO granted service connection in a November 2023 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a low back disorder to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion in compliance with previous remand instructions.
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