The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine and osteoarthritis of the cervical spine with foraminal stenosis and intervertebral disc syndrome. The other conditions were denied as they are not attributable to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a direct link between the current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, Osteoarthritis of the cervical spine with foraminal stenosis and intervertebral disc syndrome, Right shoulder impingement syndrome, Right rotator cuff tendonitis, Right rotator cuff tear, Right foot hammertoe, Right foot drop
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19195225
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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.
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