The Veteran's neck, right hip, and back disabilities are related to his active service. The Board granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a direct relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current cervical degenerative disc disease, strain, spondylosis, right hip arthritis and degenerative tear of acetabular labrum, and lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative disc disease, strain, spondylosis (neck disability), right hip arthritis and degenerative tear of acetabular labrum (right hip disability), lumbosacral strain (back disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21041024
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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.
What you can do next
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