The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for degenerative disc process of the lower back, to include arthritis and DDD. The lung disorder claim is also addressed. The veteran's overall back disability is found to be part and parcel of his service-connected condition. Service connection for a lung disorder is not granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the degenerative disc process in the lower back, including arthritis and DDD, is part and parcel of the veteran's overall service-connected lower back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc process of the lower back, Lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0801091
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What this means for you
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