The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, right knee strain, left leg radiculopathy, and right leg radiculopathy based on the theory of continuity of symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's complaints of back pain during service and post-service are consistent with her current diagnosis of degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Right knee strain, Left leg radiculopathy, Right leg radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23022790
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there was no nexus between his current condition and active duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a back disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and active duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine strain, right wrist sprain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and right ankle strain. The disabilities are all deemed to have begun during the Veteran's active duty.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a back disability due to incomplete service records and failure to consider all available evidence, including in-service treatment records from F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
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