The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lower back based on evidence that the condition was incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found a nexus between the Veteran's lower back condition and his service, primarily based on a private medical opinion from Dr. P.Y., which linked the onset of both conditions to an injury sustained during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lower back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25007410
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Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted, while a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lower back, finding no increase in severity during service and thus no aggravation. The Veteran's pre-existing condition was not considered to have been aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of his degenerative arthritis of the lower back as secondary to his service-connected right knee strain, left knee laxity, and left knee degenerative joint disease.
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