The Board found that a current low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current low back condition to his military service, including any in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (including arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0808035
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