The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA-contracted medical opinion provided a negative nexus between the Veteran's current back disability and his service based upon an acute in-service back condition that had resolved by the time he separated from service, and available evidence documenting a 32-year history without a report of back symptoms alongside clinically normal back findings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021353
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