Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service injury or onset of symptoms related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuous back problems since service to be unreliable due to inconsistencies and contradictions with his contemporaneous reports at service separation and post-service medical records, which attributed the pain to other causes.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25013018
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