Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability secondary to his service-connected bilateral shoulder disability, as there was no evidence that the current disability was caused or aggravated by the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability is not causally related to or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral shoulder disability due to their anatomical relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25013848
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