The Board has determined that the Veteran's compression fracture of the thoracic spine is service-connected as it was manifest during active duty and related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion linking the current vertebral compression fracture to the Veteran's in-service injury, which was supported by other medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- compression fracture of thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144548
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Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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