The Board granted service connection for spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine, a right knee disability, and bilateral shoulder disabilities based on evidence showing these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence supports that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active service due to the nature and extent of his duties and injuries sustained during deployment.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine, right knee disability (claimed as joint pain in the knee and right leg), right shoulder disability (claimed as right shoulder pain), left shoulder disability (claimed as left shoulder pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001118
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's back disability, finding that the evidence did not support an increased rating even when considering flare-ups and functional limitations.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine as proximately due to changes in gait resulting from the Veteran's service connected left ankle and right knee disabilities.
- Denied
The veteran's lumbar spine disability has been manifested by subjective complaints of constant pain, with radiation to the lower extremities, productive of no more than moderate limitation of motion, with no neurological deficit. The Board finds that a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.
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