The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, finding that it is causally related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA provider opined in a September 2014 letter that the Veteran’s current thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis was at least as likely as not due to his activities performed while in service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184653
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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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity as secondary to cervical strain, an initial 30 percent rating for sinusitis effective from November 26, 2019, and a 40 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine effective from November 26, 2018.
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