The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar disc herniation with status-post discectomy L5-S1 is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current lumbar disorder is related to his in-service injuries, including two instances of back strain during active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc herniation, status-post discectomy L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26019310
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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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- Granted
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