Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar strain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service back injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's statement credible and supported by a private medical opinion linking her current condition to the in-service incident.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008756
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