The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, finding no evidence of chronic disability in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran's current condition is not linked to her military service.
The deciding factor: There was no diagnosis of a spine disability during service and no evidence of a nexus between current back pain and service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability (lumbosacral strain)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1447757
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