Granted
The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar sprain, finding it to be related to an in-service back injury.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by the physician assistant was found to be more probative than the VA examiner's negative nexus opinion due to its reliance on specific facts of the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104347
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