The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, claimed as right back pain and cervical spinal stenosis. The Veteran's claims were not supported by medical evidence linking his current conditions to his active service.,Service connection was denied because there is no medical opinion finding a nexus between the Veteran’s service and his current spinal disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not provide credible evidence of a direct relationship between his in-service injuries and his current lumbar spine disability, claimed as right back pain, and cervical spinal stenosis. The examiner's opinions were based on the Veteran’s own attributions to work-related or post-service incidents for his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lumbar spine disability (right back pain)"}, {"condition_name":"cervical spinal stenosis"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072703
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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