The Board has granted service connection for herniated discs at L1-2 and C4-5, spondylosis at T4-12, and ocular hypertension. The veteran's hypertension is not currently being treated.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of current hypertension in the veteran's records.
- Claimed conditions
- Herniated disc at C4-5 (right side), Herniated disc at L1-2, Ocular hypertension, Spondylosis at T4-12
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0415984
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,669 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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