The Board denied service connection for a back disability and opiate use disorder as the evidence did not support that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence was insufficient to establish a link between the Veteran's current back disability or opiate use disorder and his in-service injuries or other service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine (back disability), opiate use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062650
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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