The Board found that the veteran does not have herniated lumbar discs and that there is no evidence linking any current lumbar spine disorder to his service-connected disability. Therefore, the claim for secondary service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing the veteran has herniated lumbar discs or a relationship between such condition and his service-connected right pelvic fracture with total hip replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated lumbar discs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0702145
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