The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for a kidney disability, residuals of a concussion, neck disability, or lumbar spine disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing any current disabilities related to the Veteran's in-service injury and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any current symptoms are related to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disability, residuals of a concussion, neck disability, lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1338784
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of a neck disability due to pre-decisional error in not obtaining a VA examination and medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as these issues have been addressed in a separate docket.
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