Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding it to be related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 private medical opinion provided competent and credible evidence that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is at least as likely as not related to her service-connected bilateral knee disability, leading to a finding in favor of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093791
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