The Board found no evidence of a current low back disorder related to service, thus denying the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA medical records and private physician opinions did not show any current low back disability that could be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- mechanical low back syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0213753
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