The Board granted service connection for low back disability, degenerative arthritis of the spine, lumbar spondylosis, and intervertebral disc syndrome, as well as major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the spine, lumbar spondylosis, IVDS manifested in service. The Veteran's MDD and GAD onset during active service and are secondary to his service-connected hemorrhoids and back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (degenerative arthritis of the spine, lumbar spondylosis, intervertebral disc syndrome), Major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000795
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.
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