The Board denied service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability, finding that the veteran's current condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by any disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that there was no competent medical evidence showing a direct relationship between the veteran's lumbosacral spine disability and his military service. The examiner did not find a connection between the back condition and the service-connected left ankle disability, which the veteran attributed as the cause of his back pain.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0606161
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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