The Board found insufficient evidence to establish service connection for the Veteran's low back condition, as her in-service treatment records do not support a finding of an in-service injury or incident. The respiratory condition issue is marked as 'unknown' due to lack of relevant information.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records are inconsistent with the Veteran's lay statements regarding an in-service assault and resulting injuries, making it difficult to establish service connection for her low back pain.
- Claimed conditions
- low_back_pain, degenerative_disc_disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1726482
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability, including degenerative disc disease and low back strain, had its onset during his active duty service or within one year thereafter. The decision grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back disabilities, including low back syndrome and degenerative disc disease, are related to service. The criteria for service connection have been met.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of the lower back and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.
- Denied
The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for a low back disability, but denied the claims for right and left knee disabilities due to lack of relevant medical evidence. The Veteran's current lumbago was not related to her military service.
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