The Board found that new evidence submitted by the veteran raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection, but did not establish the required elements for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by the veteran's treating physician was insufficient to meet the burden of proof in establishing service connection due to lack of supporting rationale and conflicting evidence from other sources.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0638904
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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