The Board found that the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability did not manifest within one year of his separation from active service and is not related to his military service. As such, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a thoracolumbar spine disability prior to the Veteran's motor vehicle accident in August 2001, and there is no evidence that it manifested within one year of separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0945107
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