Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and digestive system disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether both conditions had onset in service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, digestive system disability (manifesting in alternating diarrhea and constipation productive of loss in earning capacity)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101200
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