The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine condition, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's lumbar spine condition and his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, including altered gait or overcompensation due to weight gain from his knee issues.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21068917
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition and a lumbar spine condition, finding that these conditions first manifested in service and are related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder condition, left knee condition, lumbar spine condition (as secondary to left knee condition), right knee condition (as secondary to left knee condition), posttraumatic stress disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (secondary to service-connected disabilities with obesity as an intermediary step).,The Board found the evidence persuasive in favor of granting service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of acute intermittent tension headaches and lumbar spine condition for further action due to errors in notice.
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