The Veteran's claim for service connection for DJD of the low back was reopened and granted. Service connection for a migraine disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence showed that the Veteran had degenerative arthritis of the spine, which raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection for DJD of the low back.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the low back, Migraine disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142814
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.
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