The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition and remanded the increased rating claims for bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome. The Veteran's scoliosis was found to have been aggravated by her active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The private physician provided evidence showing that the Veteran's pre-existing scoliosis had become symptomatic during her active-duty service and worsened beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition, scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062181
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of tinnitus, anxiety disorder, left hamstring tear, bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition, and lumbar spine condition due to improper concurrent election.
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