Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability was caused by an in-service injury and has persisted ever since.
The deciding factor: The Board found the private medical opinion to be more persuasive than the VA examiner's opinion due to its detailed analysis of the Veteran's medical history and the mechanism of injury.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105421
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