The Board found that the veteran's urinary problems, neck stiffness, pathology of the cervical and lumbar spine, and leg problems manifested by pain and weakness are not related to his inservice head injury.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and the inservice head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary problems, neck stiffness, pathology of the cervical and lumbar spine, leg problems manifested by pain and weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632090
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- Remanded (sent back)
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