The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of a broken right toe, degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 with minimal vacuum phenomenon, posterior bulge disc, narrowing of the intervertebral foramen bilaterally and mild compression effect upon the thecal sac, and residuals of a right shoulder injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show current disability or a nexus between service and the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a broken right toe, degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, residuals of a right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0504615
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