Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, finding that the evidence does not show the condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008409
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