Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease as a secondary condition to the Veteran's status-post fracture of the right distal fibula.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's status-post fracture of the right distal fibula caused his degenerative disc disease, satisfying all three elements of the secondary service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009730
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