The Board found that the veteran's current low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by her active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions finding no relationship between the veteran's current back disability and her service, including a brief period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607126
What this means for you
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