The Board denied service connection for a back disability and a right thigh disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The February 2022 VA examination results were deemed the most probative evidence of record, indicating that the back condition was less likely than not related to service due to the lack of complaints or treatment for 20 years post-service. Similarly, the right thigh disability was found to be less likely than not incurred in or caused by service given the resolution of the initial strain and absence of persistent symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), status post fusion, right thigh disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25092992
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