The Veteran's lower back disability, diagnosed as lumbar spondylosis and L4-L5 discogenic disease, was found to have been aggravated by service. The other issues were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The pre-existing back disability increased in severity during service due to a fall that occurred while the Veteran was on active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lower back disability","diagnoses":["lumbar spondylosis","L4-L5 discogenic disease"]}
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19149129
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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