Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine condition as the evidence does not support that it was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is afforded more probative weight because she is qualified to provide such an opinion, and there is no clinical evidence of a lumbar spine condition during or proximate to active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25089999
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