The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine, right foot, left foot, right hip, and left hip conditions are not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no direct connection between the Veteran's lumbar spine disabilities and his arthritis of the cervical spine, feet, or hips.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the cervical spine, Arthritis of the right foot, Arthritis of the left foot, Arthritis of the right hip, Arthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1115768
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