The Board has determined that the Veteran's current degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the lumbar spine is at least as likely as not related to his active service, including a back injury in 1982. As such, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the lumbar spine developed as a result of his active service, including an injury he sustained while on duty in 1982.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20042263
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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.
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