The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine and remanded claims for insomnia, tension headaches, and right leg radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a presumptive basis due to the diagnosis within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the lumbar spine, insomnia, tension headaches, right leg radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063820
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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