The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's back disability had its onset during active service and has continued ever since.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the documented medical treatment during active service, taken into consideration with the later reporting concerning the sprained ankle treatment arising from the same incident, provided corroborating evidence of the claimed in-service injury. The private treatment report included the practitioner's unequivocal opinion that the spine disability resulted from the military injury as described by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009548
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