The Board found that the Veteran's back disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by, a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any evidence of a specific injury to the Veteran's back during service and the STRs do not reflect any allegations of a specific injury. The Board also found that there is no credible evidence linking the current back disorder to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1028386
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