The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, left heel bone cyst, spinal stenosis, and arthritis of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's claims were not based on exposure to herbicides or any other presumptive conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish current chronic disabilities for the claimed conditions, and there was no direct causation established by VA examination or medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, left heel bone cyst, spinal stenosis, arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1016851
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection claims and a higher rating claim.
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