The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back disabilities, including arthritis and other conditions, are not related to service. The pre-existing idiopathic scoliosis did not increase in severity during service, and there is no evidence of a current disability for which service connection can be granted.
The deciding factor: There is no clear or unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's pre-service idiopathic scoliosis was aggravated by service, and her current back disabilities are not related to any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic scoliosis, arthritis of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1146623
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