The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current lumbar spine disorder to service and denied her claim for service connection. The TDIU claim was also denied as there were no service-connected disabilities rated at least 40% combined that met the criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current low back disability is less likely related to service, and the Board found no other evidence linking it to service. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as they are not rated at least 40% combined.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, migraine headaches, right tibia stress fracture with knee pain, left tibia stress fracture with knee pain, bilateral maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1404057
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