The Board found that the reduction in rating from 10 percent to noncompensably disabling for rhabdomyolysis with hypokalemia was proper. The claim for service connection for a lumbosacral spine condition is remanded.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current low back disability does not appear to be related to his period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- rhabdomyolysis with hypokalemia, lumbosacral spine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0500601
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- Dismissed
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