The Veteran's claims for peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, arm, and erectile dysfunction have been withdrawn. The claim for service connection for a low back disability is being remanded to the RO.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, arm, and erectile dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated and bulging discs of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0944703
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for service connection and increased rating for his low back pain disability is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board found that herniated and bulging discs of the cervical and lumbar spine were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they due to a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for herniated and bulging discs of the cervical and lumbar spine, finding that his current condition was not related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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