The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine with vertebral fracture, sciatica in both lower extremities, and left leg length discrepancy, but denied it for right leg length discrepancy.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not etiologically related to his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine with vertebral fracture, Sciatica, right lower extremity, Sciatica, left lower extremity, Left leg length discrepancy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044744
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Decisions by this judge: 964 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and sciatica of the left lower extremity, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to the lack of a valid application filed prior to February 10, 2020.,The effective date for the grant of service connection is set at February 10, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings due to deficiencies in VA examinations and incomplete medical records. The case will be returned for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability and sciatica of the left lower extremity have been rated, but there are issues with the effective dates and clear and unmistakable error to the current ratings. The Board has remanded these issues for further action.
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