The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back pain is not related to any incident of service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The April 2003 VA contract orthopedic surgeon evaluation found no chronic lumbosacral disability, with all previous X-rays in and out of service being normal. The isolated incidents of muscle strain during service did not result in a chronic condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634926
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