The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back disorder, bilateral leg disorder, and dermatophytosis (foot fungus) as there was no evidence of a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's current conditions were not related to his in-service incidents or exposure, and did not find any medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disorder, bilateral leg disorder, dermatophytosis (foot fungus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2013
- Citation
- 1340933
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