The Board has granted service connection for a chronic lumbar spine disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is due to an injury she sustained before her active duty period in 2003/2004. The Board also found clear and unmistakable evidence that this condition was not aggravated by her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical records show a history of back pain prior to the Veteran's active duty service, which is considered clear and unmistakable evidence that she had a pre-existing condition before service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19156190
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic lumbar spine disorder as there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury, and no continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal disorders and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for chronic lumbar spine disorder and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate consideration of the obesity-intermediate step theory.
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