The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and an increased rating for a lumbosacral strain, finding that his current conditions were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that none of the veteran's current spinal pathology could be attributed to any condition documented to have occurred while he served in the military and there was no evidence of permanent aggravation or causation through military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, Lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0114503
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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