The Board denied the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder and entitlement to a compensable evaluation for tonsillitis and cervical adenopathy. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a low back disorder during service or within one year thereafter, and there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease causally related to his current condition. For the compensable evaluation claim, the Board noted that the Veteran's tonsillitis and cervical adenopathy were manifested by intermittent complaints treated at home.
The deciding factor: The low back disorder was not shown during service or within one year thereafter, and there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease causally related to his current condition. The compensable evaluation claim for tonsillitis and cervical adenopathy was denied as the Veteran's conditions were manifested by intermittent complaints treated at home.
- Claimed conditions
- tonsillitis, cervical adenopathy, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1129111
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