The Board found that the veteran's bilateral lower extremity disorder and chronic lumbar spine myositis were not incurred or aggravated by service, did not manifest within one year of discharge, and are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected condition. As a result, the claims for service connection and increased rating were denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed that the veteran's bilateral lower extremity disorder and chronic lumbar spine myositis did not have their onset in service or within one year of discharge, and there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity disorder, chronic lumbar spine myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614401
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What this means for you
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