The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar spine strain, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions were incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Lumbar spine strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062472
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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