The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the back, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the current degenerative joint disease is less likely related to the in-service injury due to the lack of continuity of symptomatology and the Veteran's inconsistent self-reports of back pain since service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19165996
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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