The Board has determined that the Veteran's back spasms and thoracic myofascial strain are related to his active service, granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s back condition is related to his active service, with all reasonable doubts resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- back spasms, thoracic myofascial strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19183239
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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