The Board has denied service connection for postoperative degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine and numbness of the legs, finding that there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners were against a direct relationship between current lumbar spine DDD and leg numbness/radiculopathy and service, including the inservice sneezing incident.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, numbness of the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1627614
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for the remaining issues, including those related to service connection and evaluations of various disabilities. The appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not properly adjudicated and requires further examination to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and associated numbness of the legs. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records, conduct a VA examination, and determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's nerve damage to his back and legs is not considered to be due to VA care, treatment, or examination. The Board finds that the event was not reasonably foreseeable.
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