Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for back strain/pain as it was not shown to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The February 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's back strain/pain was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event, or illness due to a lack of evidence showing an event during active military service and more likely from activities of daily living and aging.
- Claimed conditions
- back strain/pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009911
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