The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disability did not begin during service and is not shown by persuasive medical evidence to be linked to military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a back disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The greater weight of the evidence shows that the Veteran's work-related injury in 2002 altered his anatomy and caused his current back disability, rather than any incident during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800806
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