Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, but remanded the claims for headaches and right knee disability for further development.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by the Veteran's chiropractor was found to be more probative than the VA medical examiner's negative opinion due to its consideration of the Veteran's MOS and duties in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Headaches, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085494
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