The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disorder is not related to service, and therefore does not warrant service connection.,There is no evidence of a current contact dermatitis or concrete poisoning in service, and any such condition is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence indicates that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disorder and contact dermatitis are not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with posterior stabilization L5-S1 (DDD), rheumatoid arthritis of the bilateral lower extremities, contact dermatitis, claimed as concrete poisoning
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1511312
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