The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, an undisplaced fracture of the C-6 spinous process, and a heart disorder are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of a current disability or a relationship between any in-service injury or disease and the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a current diagnosis for the low back disorder or connect it to service. For the undisplaced fracture of the C-6 spinous process, there is no competent evidence linking it to service. The heart disorder claim has been previously established through service connection and thus remains well grounded.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Undisplaced fracture of C-6 spinous process, Heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0020104
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What this means for you
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