The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosed back strain was not present during service or for many years thereafter and is not causally related to service-connected conditions. Therefore, service connection for back strain cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a causal relationship between the veteran's current back strain and either his period of active duty service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0021256
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What this means for you
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