The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with lower extremity radiculopathy as the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found no credible evidence of an in-service incurrence of a back condition or injury and no credible evidence indicating that the Veteran's current lumbar spine conditions may be associated with an in-service injury or event.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001653
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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