The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back injury, encompassing a sub-scapular/thoracic spine muscle injury, was incurred in active service and is therefore granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows treatment for upper back/scapula complaints during service and credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology from service to the present. The Veteran has consistently provided competent and credible evidence that he has had a continuity of symptomatology since originally incurring an injury in the musculature of the thoracic spine in 1972.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back injury, subscapular muscle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1244411
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