The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, finding insufficient evidence of an in-service injury and credible accounts from medical providers contradicting his assertions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's inconsistent statements regarding when and how he injured his back made it difficult to establish an in-service event that caused his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24022671
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