The Board has determined that the veteran's lumbar spine herniated disc and neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities are related to service, granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the veteran's in-service injuries and his current diagnosed lumbar spine condition and neuropathy of the lower extremities secondary to diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Spine Herniated Disc, Neuropathy of the Bilateral Lower Extremities (Sciatic Neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0834420
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What this means for you
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