The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbar spine discogenic disease is at least as likely as not related to his in-service back injury and symptoms, with no evidence of an intercurrent injury since service. The Veteran's lay testimony supports this finding.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows a continuity of symptoms from active service through the present time, and the VA examiner opined that it was at least as likely as not related to in-service back injury.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine discogenic disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1033360
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What this means for you
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