The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not manifest within a presumptive period and was not related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed no chronicity in service or within a presumptive period, and the VA examiner opined that the lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease is less likely than not incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081643
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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