Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, finding no evidence linking the current condition to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current back problems are not linked to his in-service injury and are more likely due to a fall downstairs in December 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089585
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