The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a low back injury, thoracic spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and right foot disorder. The Veteran's conditions are found to be at least as likely as not related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the Veteran’s reports of chronic lower back pain, degenerative joint disease in both cervical and thoracic spines, and plantar fasciitis since service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of low back injury (including right sciatica, scoliosis, and facet syndrome), thoracic spine disorder (degenerative joint disease), cervical spine disorder (degenerative joint disease), right foot disorder (plantar fasciitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069899
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Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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