The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability with radiculopathy and denied service connection for a neck disability. Service connection was also denied for a skin disorder and left eye disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted for the Veteran's low back disability as it is at least as likely as not incurred during active service, while service connection for his neck disability, skin disorder, and left eye disability are denied due to a lack of evidence showing their onset or relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disability with Radiculopathy, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease, degenerative disc disease and lumbar radiculopathy, Neck Disability, Skin Disorder (porphyria cutanea tarda versus polymorphous light eruption), Left Eye Disability (Amblyopia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1749950
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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