The Board has denied service connection for lumbar muscle sprain and dismissed the issue of service connection for bronchial asthma. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine if acid reflux was incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms since service are outweighed by medical evidence, including the January 2014 VA examination which concluded that the current acid reflux disability is not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar muscle sprain, bronchial asthma, acid reflux
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194520
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