The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine condition, including chronic mechanical spine syndrome and lumbar degenerative arthritis, with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy but denied service connection for dextroscoliosis.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supports a relationship between the Veteran's back disability and his active service, while there is no current diagnosis of dextroscoliosis.
- Claimed conditions
- dextroscoliosis, thoracolumbar spine condition, including chronic mechanical spine syndrome and lumbar degenerative arthritis, with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104334
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection due to his withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's lower back condition and left leg radiculopathy, finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the service connection claim for a thoracolumbar spine disorder, but remanded the claims for radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for lumbosacral strain, thoracic strain, right posterior lyric lesion SI joint, dextroscoliosis, scarring/atelectasis of left lower lobe, nonspecific mild pulmonary hyperinflation, pleural effusion, residuals of COVID-19, and unspecified anxiety disorder.
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