Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's lower back pain status post lumbar surgery and upper thoracic paraspinal tenderness, finding that these conditions are related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on the evidence of record, including private medical nexus opinions and lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back pain status post lumbar surgery, upper thoracic paraspinal tenderness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001923
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