The Board found that the veteran's lumbar disc disease is not related to service and denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions did not find a nexus between the veteran's current lumbar spine disability and his in-service low back strain, concluding instead that it was age-related.
- Claimed conditions
- Discogenic disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0711092
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