The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration, cervical degenerative arthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint degeneration, right hip strain, anxiety as secondary to the Veteran's back condition, and depression as secondary to the Veteran's back condition. The claims for service connection for a left knee condition and a right knee condition were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance that the Veteran's current conditions of thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration, cervical degenerative arthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint degeneration, and right hip strain are related to his active service. The evidence also supported a finding that anxiety and depression were secondary to the Veteran's back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration, cervical degenerative arthritis, left shoulder condition (acromioclavicular joint degeneration), right hip condition (strain), anxiety as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back condition, depression as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109471
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