The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed low back injury and gastrointestinal disorder are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back injury, chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630729
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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