The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and hypertension, but denied service connection for a left knee disorder. The Veteran's current lumbar spine disorder is considered to be related to his military service, while the hypertension is not. The left knee disorder was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided clear conclusions with supporting data and reasoned medical explanations connecting the Veteran's in-service low back pain and strain to his current lumbar spine disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, lumbar spine disorder, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21073690
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