The Veteran's low back disorder and bilateral tibia pain have been granted service connection.,A disability rating for the service-connected conditions will be determined upon remand.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran’s current diagnoses and his military service, including in-service complaints of pain and injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Degenerative Arthritis and Intravertebral Disc Syndrome, Chronic Bilateral Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20034542
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