The Board denied service connection for a back disability as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 VA examiner's opinion concluded there is no medical nexus established between the Veteran's current back disability and his service, and the evidence of record does not support a finding of continuity of symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability (claimed as back pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25050483
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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