The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected low back pain syndrome and denied service connection for lumbar spine facet degenerative changes with bilateral sciatic neuropathy, finding that the current symptoms were not caused by his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of secondary service connection for the veteran's lumbar spine condition as it was determined to be unrelated to his service-connected low back pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain syndrome, lumbar spine facet degenerative changes with bilateral sciatic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0003880
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