The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for congenital transitional L5 vertebra, degenerative low back instability, and residuals of a head injury (including headaches), finding that the preexisting conditions were not aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of a head injury or its residuals in service, and concluded that any current disabilities are more likely due to non-service-related factors such as degenerative changes developing over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Congenital transitional L5 vertebra, Degenerative low back instability, Residuals of head injury (including headaches)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0027898
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