The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for the appellant's current disability manifested by pain and weakness in the low back, lower extremities, ankles, and feet.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and private medical records did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between the appellant's current symptoms and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- weakness in the low back, pain in the lower extremities, pain in the ankles, pain in the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1012648
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