The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a chronic lower back condition as there is no competent evidence showing a current disability related to an in-service event.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical or scientific evidence linking the Veteran's claimed disability to an in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26026970
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