Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis as it is not etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis was less likely than not due to his active service, and there is no evidence of a chronic back condition during or immediately following service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis (claimed as lumbar spine condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108612
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