The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, finding that his current degenerative disc disease is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion provided by Dr. Lahav linked the Veteran’s current low back disorder to his service and explained it in terms consistent with the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- low back (lumbar spine) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20012374
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- Denied
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- Denied
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