The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy with sciatica based on the evidence showing a causal link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the probative evidence of record, including the Veteran's credible testimony and medical opinions, establishing a nexus to his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability (to include listhesis, L5-S1, discopathy L4-L5 and nerve impingement L1-S1), right lower extremity radiculopathy and sciatica, left lower extremity radiculopathy and sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073136
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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