The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service injury during active duty.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the Veteran was diagnosed with herniated disc L5-S1 in January 2002, which occurred during basic training. The Board found this injury incurred in the line of duty and granted service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since then.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine","additional_notes":"Lumbar disc herniation/bulging disc L5-S1"}, {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy of the Sciatic Nerve of the Bilateral Lower Extremities"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132499
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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