Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or illness and no evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's back condition was less likely than not related to service due to the later onset of the condition and a more likely post-service etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104776
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