The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and entitlement to TDIU, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic back disability in service or a causal relationship between any current back disability and a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical expert concluded that there was no relationship between the veteran's current back disability and his rheumatic fever in service. The Board found no basis to grant service connection for the back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635205
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What this means for you
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