The Board denied service connection for both the low back disability and the residuals of a circumcision.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the current low back disability had its onset during service or was caused by an in-service injury, disease, or event. The circumcision was found to be ameliorative treatment for a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1306236
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