Granted
The Veteran's service connection for degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and spondylolisthesis is granted. The Board found that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay evidence credible and sufficient to establish a nexus between his back condition and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000210
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