The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for herniated and bulging discs of the cervical and lumbar spine, finding that his current condition was not related to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran's current disc disease was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected left leg fracture. The Board found that any relationship between the two conditions is speculative and thus cannot be established.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated and bulging discs of the cervical spine, herniated and bulging discs of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0300641
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's herniated and bulging discs of the cervical spine and postoperative residuals microdiscectomy on the L4-L5 are related to service, including inservice low back pain, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
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