The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was granted, with the Board finding that his current disabilities are related to his in-service diagnoses of sacralization and pseudoarthrosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's current back disability is related to his in-service diagnosis of sacralization and pseudoarthrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disk disease, compression fracture, levoscoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26002548
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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