The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lower back disability is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service, including training and events in Vietnam. Service connection for a lower back disability is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s condition was caused by injuries sustained during active duty service decades earlier.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20067135
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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