The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability related to service for the veteran's low back and cervical spine disorders, thus denying his claims.
The deciding factor: Service medical records do not show any chronic disability or injury related to service for the veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Cervical Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0603776
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