The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, as they are not shown to be related to his military service.,For the period from October 23, 2002, to September 9, 2010, the Veteran's post-lumbar puncture headache disorder did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to his service-connected aseptic meningitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disease of the cervical spine, Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1122836
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