Denied
Service connection for the veteran's back and right ankle disorders was denied. The Board found that these conditions were not related to the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners opined that the current disorders were less likely than not related to the veteran's active service, and there was no competent evidence contradicting these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with spondylolisthesis and degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, right ankle achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000948
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