Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hydromyelia and a rating in excess of 20 percent for his thoracolumbar spine disability, finding that there is no evidence of additional disability due to any superimposed injury or disease during service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied because the hydromyelia was found to be a congenital defect and not subject to aggravation by a superimposed injury or disease during service.
- Claimed conditions
- hydromyelia, low back strain with degenerative changes (including degenerative disc and joint disease), herniated discs at T3-T11
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101374
What this means for you
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