The Board has granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, right knee disability, and headache disability. The Veteran's current conditions are reasonably shown to have had onset in service.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine, right knee, and headache disabilities based on continuity of symptomatology since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has demonstrated a continuity of symptoms related to her current conditions from service onwards, which supports service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease, Right knee arthritis/degenerative joint disease, Headache (Tension type)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069621
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Decisions by this judge: 910 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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