Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis and L4-L5 disc protrusion as secondary to a service-connected knee condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance, so the benefit of the doubt was given to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine, L4-L5 disc protrusion
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008453
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