Granted
The Board granted service connection for lower back disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee instability, knee strain, ankle strain, and foot strain.
The deciding factor: The Board found a positive medical nexus between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his worsening lower back disabilities beyond their natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), radiculopathy, lumbosacral right lower extremity and left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018509
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