The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease, L4-5, L5-S1 was denied. The claim for service connection for idiopathic thrombocarpin purpura with systemic lupus erythermatosus (claimed as thrombocarpin) was also denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current conditions were not incurred in service and there is no evidence linking them to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease, L4-5, degenerative joint disease of the knee, osteoarthritis, neural foramen narrowing at C2-3, C3-4, L4-5, L5-S1, disc protrusion with impinging on the nerve root, spinal stenosis, left L5-S1 radiculopathy, arachnoiditis, peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatigue syndrome, severe COPD, obesity due to medications, obstructive sleep apnea due to obesity, restless leg syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0943588
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