Granted
The Board granted service connection for low back disability, bilateral lower extremity sciatica, and right shoulder strain based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found that her conditions reasonably began during active military service and have continued until the present.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability including lumbar strain, intervertebral disc syndrome, and low back pain, bilateral lower extremity sciatica described as paresthesia, right shoulder strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100076
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