The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology and conceded in-service incurrence, warranting service connection on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability to include degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088509
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 709 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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