The Board has determined that the veteran's post-operative lumbar disc disease is aggravated by his service-connected right leg disability, leading to a decision on both issues.
The deciding factor: The veteran's multi-year history of shifting weight towards his injured right leg caused stress on his back and led to accelerated disc degeneration, necessitating two surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative lumbar disc disease, Post-operative herniated nucleus pulposus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0100392
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What this means for you
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