The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition, to include lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and intervertebral disc syndrome based on continuity of symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's lower back condition had its onset in service and has continued since, with consistent assertions and a positive private medical opinion supporting the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back condition, to include lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis of the spine, intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066619
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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