Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder with sciatica, finding no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and active or reserve duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's assertions of continuous back pain were inconsistent with contemporaneous medical records and that there was no competent evidence linking the current lumbar spine disorder to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disorder with sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25094990
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