The Board finds that the Veteran's low back disability, including sacroiliac joint dysfunction with osteitis pubis, existed prior to her third period of active service and was aggravated by service. However, there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that sciatica pre-existed service or existed during any period of active service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not clearly and unmistakably show the existence of a low back disability prior to service or its aggravation beyond natural progression during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Pain, Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction with Osteitis Pubis, Sciatica
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1432607
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- Denied
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- Denied
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