The Board granted service connection for a cervical disorder and a low back disorder, both diagnosed as degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease, and degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's cervical and low back disorders began during service and have continued to the present date, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection for chronic diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylosis, degenerative disc disease (cervical), foraminal stenosis (cervical), cervical spinal fusion, lumbar degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease (low back), degenerative arthritis (low back)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047556
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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