The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease. The Veteran's current lumbar spine disorder is not considered to be related to his active service, and there was no evidence of chronic disability within one year post-service discharge.
The deciding factor: The competent medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's current lumbar spine disorder and his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, degenerative disc disease, spondylosis with neuroforaminal narrowing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1031766
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What this means for you
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