The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar facet arthropathy, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected left leg disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence consistently demonstrated an altered gait on account of the Veteran's left knee and leg disabilities, which contributed to the development of his lumbar facet arthropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar facet arthropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006622
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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