The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a chronic lumbar spine disability and granted it, finding that his symptoms began during active service and persisted since then.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's consistent complaints of back pain since his active service were credible and established a causal link to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23000314
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for the Veteran to submit a missing letter from her former chiropractor.
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