The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-operative lumbar fusion and arrhythmia, including as secondary to herbicide exposure. The Board found that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions, and that presumptive service connection is not available due to lack of herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by his military service, including as secondary to herbicide exposure. The Board found the Veteran did not have an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions and there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative lumbar fusion, arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1800856
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