The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine stenosis and a right knee disability, finding no direct evidence of these conditions in service. The skin cancer claims were also denied as there is no evidence they are related to service-connected burn scars.
The deciding factor: There was no direct evidence of the claimed conditions in service or within one year post-service, and the Board found that the veteran's current conditions are not linked to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with spinal stenosis and nerve root involvement, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2004
- Citation
- 0403329
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied an initial evaluation more than 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right knee, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of flexion or extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.
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