The Board found no evidence of an underlying disease or injury associated with the veteran's microhematuria and back pain, thus denying service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's microhematuria and back pain to a disease or injury incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- microhematuria, back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0409969
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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