The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine condition, finding that his current condition is related to his in-service back pain and resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar spine condition is related to his in-service back pain, resolving all reasonable doubts in his favor.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine status post surgeries, spinal cord stimulator placement, degenerative lumbar disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23037678
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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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