The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including Lyme disease and its residuals, as well as secondary disabilities to these conditions, have been denied. The evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions are related to active military service or are due to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that any of the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his in-service treatment for Lyme disease, and therefore secondary service connection cannot be established.
- Claimed conditions
- Lyme disease, Bilateral knee disability, Bilateral shoulder disability, Memory loss, Lumbar spine disability, Cervical spine disability, Headaches, Cognitive impairment, Dizziness and poor balance, Tinnitus, Heart disability, Splenomegaly, Diffuse myelitis, Organic disease of the nervous system (to include chronic pain)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1403795
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