The Board found that the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the back was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The evidence did not establish a direct relationship between his service and his current condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the back is related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0631311
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