The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy (BLE), and an acquired psychiatric condition, to include unspecified depressive disorder, anxiety, and sleep disturbances, as secondary to the lumbar and cervical spine disabilities.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found that his lumbar and cervical conditions began during active service and are related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability, Cervical spine disability, Bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy (BLE), Acquired psychiatric condition, to include unspecified depressive disorder, anxiety, and sleep disturbances
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063072
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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- Denied
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