Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder, finding no evidence to support a relationship between the condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that the Veteran's lumbosacral strain was less likely than not related to service based on the available evidence, which included service treatment records showing he voluntarily underwent physical therapy prior to deployment and did not report back pain during service evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021320
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