The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent lumbar strain. However, the claim for arthritis of the spine was denied as there is no evidence that it manifested during service or is related to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no relationship between the Veteran’s now-service connected lumbar strain and his diagnosed degenerative joint disease (arthritis) of the spine, finding that muscle strains are not risk factors for DDD or DJD of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent lumbar strain, arthritis of the spine (including degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179248
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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