Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 private medical opinion provided adequate rationale that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected left knee disability, leading to a grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093426
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