The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder, cervical spine strain, bilateral knee strain, and bilateral foot strain are not related to his service.,There is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease that could have led to these current conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find a nexus between the Veteran's current low back disorder, cervical spine strain, bilateral knee strain, and bilateral foot strain and his military service. The Veteran reported symptoms after deployment but no evidence of such issues during or immediately following service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder (lumbar spine muscle strain), Cervical Spine Strain, Bilateral Knee Strain, Bilateral Foot Strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1439630
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