The Board denied service connection for multiple spine and musculoskeletal conditions, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his active military service.

The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not persuasively support a link between the Veteran's current lumbar, cervical, thoracic, hip, shoulder, and leg conditions and any in-service injury or disease.

Claimed conditions

lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, middle back strain (thoracic strain), bilateral hip pain, bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral leg stress fractures

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

A25095571

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