The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, finding it to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot and knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The treating physician provided an opinion that the Veteran's back condition is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected foot and knee conditions, which was found to be probative evidence for granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24062610
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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