Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is service-connected as secondary to their posttraumatic arthritis of the right ankle.
The deciding factor: A private medical opinion linked the Veteran's lumbar spine disability to his service-connected posttraumatic arthritis of the right ankle.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006662
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