The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a herniated disc of the low back as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence does not support this claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the lumbar and cervical disc bulges were likely not related to symptoms complained of in service and that the veteran's service connected bilateral pes planus is not as likely as not to have aggravated the low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated disc of the low back
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0123106
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected bilateral pes planus and service connection for a herniated disc of the low back, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
- Granted
The Board found that the veteran's preexisting herniated disc of the low back did not increase in severity during his active duty service from January 2, 1991 to May 11, 1991. As a result, he was not granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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