The Board has granted service connection for a chronic lumbar spine disability and a chronic headache disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during service or were related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's complaints of low back pain and headaches during service, as well as their continuity since separation, established service connection based on direct evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic lumbar spine disability, Chronic headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20039001
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What this means for you
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