The Board has granted service connection for lumbar disc degeneration, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset in service and is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found continuity of symptoms from service through present time and credible lay evidence supporting this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19153502
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU benefits.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar disc degeneration, finding that the Veteran's back disability is due to his military service. The decision also notes that the Veteran may have other related conditions like arthritis.
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