The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the lumbosacral spine is not well-grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking this condition to his military service or any other service-connected disorder. The claim for increased evaluation for arthralgia remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's current diagnosis of arthritis of the lumbosacral spine was not established during service and lacks a clear link to his service-connected arthralgia or tenderness of the left knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, Arthralgia (claimed as secondary to service-connected arthralgia and/or tenderness of the left knee)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0015091
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What this means for you
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