Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 private medical opinion found that the Veteran's condition was 'at least as likely as not' related to his military service, providing a reasonable rationale for the connection between the current disability and the in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102039
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