The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed recurrent lumbar spine disorder, including trauma residuals, was not manifested during active service or at any time thereafter and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran incurred a recurrent lumbar spine disorder to include trauma residuals as a result of in-service injury. The service treatment records do not indicate such an injury, and no current disability has been diagnosed by medical professionals.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent lumbar spine disorder, trauma residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1534502
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