The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disorder, diagnosed as lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with stenosis, is related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding whether his current back disorder was related to his military service, thus granting service connection based on direct evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22026628
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What this means for you
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