The Board found that the Veteran's low back and cervical spine disorders are not related to service, as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or continuity of symptomatology since discharge. The post-service treatment records do not support a nexus between current symptoms and service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's current low back and cervical spine disorders and her active duty service, as there is no documented chronic condition during service and no established continuity of symptomatology since discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disorder, chronic cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1136094
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