The Board found that the veteran's degenerative disease of the lower back is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of a crush injury to the right foot. The RO denied service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Degenerative disease of the lower back was not shown to be caused by or aggravated by the veteran's service-connected residuals of a crush injury to the right foot.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disease of the lower back, Residuals of a crush injury to the right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0325506
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