Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flat feet.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 VA medical opinion provided more probative value and concluded that the Veteran's low back conditions are at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected flat feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine (low back disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021859
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