Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's thoracolumbar disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reports of back pain during and shortly after service were found credible, and the Board afforded the Veteran the benefit of the doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001251
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