The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, finding that the veteran's back condition began during service. The secondary service connection claims for right ankle and right foot conditions are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports provided evidence of a current low back disability (degenerative disc disease) that began during service, but no medical opinion linking this to the claimed right ankle or right foot disabilities was found.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Condition, Right Foot Condition, Low Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0021427
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