The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder for purposes of accrued benefits due to the lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's low back disorder was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support direct service connection based on the evidence of record at the time of the Veteran's death, and there was no evidence of a chronic disease or injury in service with subsequent manifestations of the same disease or injury. Additionally, continuity of symptomatology was not established.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25003778
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