The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, finding that the evidence does not support a direct link between the Veteran's current condition and an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current mild degenerative changes would not correspond with the in-service injury in July 2009, and there is no evidence of continuity of symptomology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062045
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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