The Board found no evidence of a chronic middle or low back disability in service and concluded that the Veteran's current condition is not related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not reach a conclusion as to the etiology of the Veteran's current middle and low back problems due to lack of relevant medical records from service, and noted no evidence of a pathologic condition on examination.
- Claimed conditions
- middle and low back disorder, mild thoracic scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1215439
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