Granted
The Board granted service connection for spinal stenosis of lumbar region status post-surgical fusion, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disability and an injury incurred during active duty for training or inactive duty for training.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the claimed disability was at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, supported by service treatment records and lay statements from the Veteran and fellow service members.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal stenosis of lumbar region status post-surgical fusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097693
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