The Board found that the veteran's low back pain and degenerative joint disease are not related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current low back degenerative joint disease and low back pain were likely due to the aging process rather than any inservice injury.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis of the lumbar spine, moderate facet joint arthropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0618798
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What this means for you
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