The Board found that the veteran's Scheuermann's disease existed prior to service and was not shown to have worsened during service. The current back disorders, including degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, were not determined to be related to service or pre-existing conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the veteran's Scheuermann's disease existed prior to service and was not shown to have worsened during service. The current back disorders were found not to be related to service or pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Scheuermann's disease, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0503920
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