The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain with spondylosis and degenerative disc disease, neck pain, and bilateral hip pain. The Board found that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition in service or any increase in severity during service, and thus could not establish direct service connection. The Board also determined that the veteran's current neck and hip conditions were not related to his claimed back injury.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the veteran did not have a pre-existing condition in service and there was no evidence of aggravation or increase in severity during service, nor could it be established that the current neck and hip conditions were caused by his lumbosacral strain with spondylosis and degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with spondylosis and degenerative disc disease, neck pain, bilateral hip pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0840837
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