The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed lumbar spine disorder or residuals of a partial right parotidectomy, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of current disability related to service for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, Residuals of a partial right parotidectomy (removal of benign lymph node)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800664
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What this means for you
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