Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine based on a finding that the Veteran's symptoms persisted from an in-service back injury and that this condition is considered chronic by VA.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay statements regarding ongoing symptoms to be sufficient to establish continuity of symptomology, triggering the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104459
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