The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a thoracolumbar spine disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s current low back symptoms are not related to his military service due to lack of continuity of complaints or treatment and multiple other factors in the intervening years.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142431
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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