The Board found that the Veteran's low back sprain preexisted service and was not aggravated by service. The degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine status post laminectomy with spinal stenosis is not related to service, and scoliosis is related to service. The right leg disability is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disease or injury.
The deciding factor: The preexisting low back sprain was found to have existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back sprain, Degenerative disc disease status post laminectomy with spinal stenosis, Scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1706912
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