The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, finding that the current condition is not related to an in-service injury or disease and is not shown to be caused by a service-connected left knee scar.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of continuity of symptoms since service and concluded that the Veteran's current diagnosis began after his separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100067
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