The Board has granted service connection for a mid-back condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability began during his active duty and is linked to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's statements credible and sufficient to grant service connection for a mid-back condition, as there were no medical opinions against the claim and the separation examination noted no back abnormalities.
- Claimed conditions
- mid-back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24042694
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new evidence received after the November 2018 denial may be used to readjudicate the claims for service connection for neck, mid-back, and low back disabilities. The claims are being remanded due to a failure to notify the Veteran of scheduled VA examinations.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's mid-back condition is not service-connected, but his headaches are service-connected.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, finding that there is no competent evidence linking his current disabilities to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, also claimed as degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and a mid-back condition, is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records from SSA and VA.
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