Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral spine spondylosis and degenerative disc disease was granted based on new evidence showing it is secondary to a service-connected left foot condition.
The deciding factor: New medical opinions demonstrated that the veteran's lumbar spine disability is at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected residuals from left foot fracture arthropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine spondylosis, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006221
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