The Board found no chronic low back injury or disorder in service and no current disability. The veteran's congenital spinal stenosis is not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: No chronic low back injury or disorder was shown in service, and the current medical evidence does not support a finding of a current disability related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral shin splints, muscle cramps and neurologic impairment, Mechanical low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0305494
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