The Veteran's degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis and lumbar degenerative disc disease are granted service connection as they are causally related to his military service. However, the Veteran's scoliosis is denied as it did not worsen during service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided evidence that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disabilities were due to his time in service, while his pre-existing scoliosis was not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis, Lumbar degenerative disc disease, Scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22012709
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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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