The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed mild degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, mild peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: VA examinations did not find a link between the Veteran’s current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- mild degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, mild peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, mild peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1439145
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