Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left great toe, finding no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively establish a link between the veteran's low back disability and his in-service injury, event, or disease, nor was there sufficient evidence to show that his DJD of the left great toe caused or aggravated any low back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25014620
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