Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's thoracolumbar spine condition and related radiculopathies, finding that his symptoms were chronic and persisted post-service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's account of in-service injuries and symptoms satisfied the 'noted' requirement for continuity and chronicity, and VA examiners diagnosed the current disabilities as secondary to the service-connected thoracolumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine condition, to include thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, spinal fusion, and spinal stenosis, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy with numbness, right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy with numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008858
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