AFTER HAVING DEGENERATIVE BACK PAIN, EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PRESENCE OF DEGENERATIVE PROBLEMS AT BOTH L4 & L5 DISC LEVEL WITH A RT. L5 DISC FRAGMENT INTO THE RT. S1 NERVE ROOT. HE DID NOT RECALL ANY INDIVIDUAL INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CONDITION OR ILLNESS. HE HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR THE ILLNESS & STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/7/04.