Granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability and related conditions, including right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right leg atrophy, left hip degenerative joint disease with osteoarthritis, and left knee total arthroplasty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's back disability was found to be related to an in-service injury that occurred during airborne training exercises at North Fort Hood in 1969. The remaining conditions were determined to be secondary to the service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral disc syndrome with spondylolisthesis, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right leg atrophy, Left hip degenerative joint disease with osteoarthritis, Left knee total arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104328
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