The Veteran's arthritis of the back is granted as service connected, with no rating assigned and effective date not specified.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosed arthritis of the back was causally related to his active military service due to credible reports of chronic lower back pain since service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127148
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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