The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, left upper extremity neuropathy, and right upper extremity neuropathy as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or any incident therein.
The deciding factor: The November 2021 VA examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's current back disability was caused by his service due to the lack of contemporaneous medical treatment records and that as the Veteran's description of the in-service injury 'was not consistent with one that would have caused spinal canal problems or disc disease.'
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative disc disease (claimed as disabling back condition), left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25049085
What this means for you
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