The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his low back disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of continuity of symptomatology from service and a nexus between current symptoms and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the thoracolumbar spine, Schmorl's nodes, Scoliosis, Myofascial Thoracic Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22038416
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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