The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder, finding that it is related to an April 1992 back injury.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided by Dr. J.G.M., who reviewed the Veteran’s service treatment records and physical examination, supported the relationship between the Veteran's current thoracolumbar spine disorder and his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003136
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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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher or additional ratings.
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