The veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for scar, left forehead and service connection for residuals of a head injury (other than a forehead scar) and DDD of the cervical spine and lumbosacral disc bulge were denied. The veteran's claim for GERD was not addressed as it may be related to his service-connected headaches. Service connection claims for hypertension and nerves were also denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show chronic or continuous pathology associated with an in-service head injury, DDD of the cervical spine and lumbosacral disc bulge, GERD, hypertension, or a nervous disorder to have been present during the veteran's active service. The veteran's complaints were attributed to viral syndromes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the Cervical Spine and Lumbosacral Disc Bulge, Scar, Left Forehead
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0411966
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