The Board has denied service connection for spondylolysis and remanded the issues of service connection for spina bifida occulta and asthma.,Service connection is not granted for spondylolysis as there is no evidence it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. Service connection is also not granted for spina bifida occulta as the Veteran's current back symptoms are expected due to his congenital abnormality and not related to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that spondylolysis began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for spina bifida occulta cannot be granted as there was no superimposed disease or injury onto the congenital condition. The Veteran's current back symptoms are expected due to his congenital abnormality and not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolysis, spina bifida occulta, asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20048802
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