Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that a lower back disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes (lower back disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108368
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