Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for multilevel degenerative disc disease status post laminectomy of the lumbar spine and a right hip condition, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's back and right hip conditions were related to his service-connected lower extremity conditions due to an altered gait over decades.
- Claimed conditions
- multilevel degenerative disc disease status post laminectomy of the lumbar spine, right hip condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089357
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