Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome and denied service connection for pericarditis and pleurisy.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighed in favor of a finding that the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the spine and spinal stenosis was caused by his service, while there was no current diagnosis of pericarditis or pleurisy.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the spine and spinal stenosis, pericarditis, pleurisy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016676
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