The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hip disability and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities were not incurred in service, nor were they caused or aggravated by his service-connected spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to active service or his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disability, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1044579
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current respiratory disability other than sleep apnea. The claims for abdominal pain, type I diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an immune disorder are remanded due to a duty to assist error.
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