Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record persuasively weighs against a finding of service connection due to the lack of in-service complaints or treatment, the absence of chronicity after service until 2010, and the negative opinions from VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103494
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