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 current thoracolumbar spine disorder and the April 1992 lumbosacral 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
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Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, shin splints of the right and left lower extremities, multiple sclerosis (MS), thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, left elbow disorder, left knee disorder, migraine headaches, and right knee disorder are dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection of thoracolumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder. The appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues for further evaluation, including service connection claims and evaluations for various knee disabilities. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are among the issues being reviewed.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the duty to assist error for the claim of entitlement to service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder is dismissed.
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