The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current throat, eye, nasal, neck, or low back disability for which service connection can be granted based on direct evidence. The available medical records do not show any nexus between his military service and these disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's military service and any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disability (glaucoma), Low back disability (lumbar spinal stenosis with L-5 radiculopathy, cervical DDD), Nasal disability (sinusitis), Neck disability (cervical spondylosis and DDD), Throat disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0608411
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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