The Board granted service connection for dorsalgia, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his dorsalgia is etiologically related to service.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 private opinion provided a positive nexus opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's dorsalgia and his service, while the November 2024 VA opinion was negative. The Board found the evidence regarding the nexus in relative equipoise and granted service connection based on the benefit of the doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- dorsalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105781
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