The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a spinal tap, finding that there is no competent medical evidence to support this claim and concluding that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence in support of the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a spinal tap. The Board concludes that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim, as there is no diagnosed disability related to the cerebral spinal fluid tap performed during service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a spinal tap
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0613360
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a spinal tap, neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to residuals of a spinal tap, low back disability as secondary to residuals of a spinal tap, and cysts as secondary to residuals of a spinal tap due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions during service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including residuals of a spinal tap, neuropathy of the lower extremities, low back disability, and cysts, as there was no evidence to support their occurrence during service or their relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for residuals of a spinal tap, cysts as secondary to residuals of a spinal tap, neuropathy of the lower extremities as secondary to residuals of a spinal tap, and low back disability as secondary to residuals of a spinal tap due to incomplete records from Moffett Field.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to verify his claimed stressors and obtain all relevant medical records.
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