The veteran's claimed conditions, including weight loss, shortness of breath, chronic cough, itchy skin, joint pain and stiffness, short term memory loss, snoring, loss of taste, difficulty speaking, urinary urgency/frequency with incomplete voiding, sinusitis, gum disease, herniated nuclear pulposus (HNP) of the lumbar spine at L4-5, left kidney renal calculi, TMJ disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), epididymal cyst of the right testicle, supravalvular pulmonic arterial stenosis, and right maxillary sinusitis, are all related to his active service. The veteran's claims for secondary service connection have been granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms were found to be related to his active service due to the presence of objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness or combination of illnesses manifested by one or more signs or symptoms such as those listed in paragraph (b) of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated nuclear pulposus (HNP) of the lumbar spine at L4-5, weight loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0313179
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