Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis based on new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The September 2020 VA examiner's opinion supported a relationship between the Veteran's back condition and his active service, despite an erroneous box check on the examination form.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094900
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