The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lower back and neck disorders, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to injuries sustained during military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's testimony regarding his in-service injury consistent with the evidence of record, including VA examination findings and treatment records from after service.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disorder, neck disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22071805
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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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