Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disorder, to include degenerative arthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. Other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's low back disorder is related to his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, to include degenerative arthritis, Bilateral eye condition (remanded), Bilateral hearing loss (remanded), Disorder requiring the use of a walking cane (remanded), Right upper extremity radicular pain (remanded), Left upper extremity radicular pain (remanded)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003123
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