The Board denied service connection for a back disability and residuals of cerebrovascular accident, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not manifest in service or are unrelated to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records were silent for any complaints related to the claimed back disability. The VA examiner concluded there is no medical evidence showing the current back condition was incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability (claimed as arthritis), residuals of cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22007160
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- Dismissed
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