Denied
The Board denied the claim for entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event related to the Veteran's back condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay statements and testimony linking the onset of his lumbar spine disability to a basic training injury to be less probative than his service records documenting his brief active duty, which showed no complaints or treatment for a back-related incident or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084907
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