The Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that manifested during or as a result of active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no indication in the service medical records that the Veteran continued to seek treatment for low back pain during his active service, and he did not report any such symptoms at separation. The lack of post-service treatment for a chronic low back disability suggests it may be unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Low back disability"}, {"conditionName":"Right knee disability"}, {"conditionName":"Left knee disability"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1739585
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