The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back condition, cervical spondylosis, left ankle condition, sinus problems, traumatic brain injury, abdominal muscle condition, and residuals of left hernia repair.,The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against findings that the Veteran's lower back condition, cervical spondylosis, left ankle condition, sinus problems, traumatic brain injury, abdominal muscle condition, and residuals of left hernia repair began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"lower back condition","claimed_condition_names":["tailbone and lower back condition"]}, {"condition_name":"cervical spondylosis","claimed_condition_names":["cervical spondylosis, claimed as neck condition"]}, {"condition_name":"left ankle condition","claimed_condition_names":["left ankle condition, to include arthritis"]}, {"condition_name":"sinus problems","claimed_condition_names":["sinus problems"]}, {"condition_name":"traumatic brain injury (TBI)","claimed_condition_names":["traumatic brain injury"]}, {"condition_name":"abdominal muscle condition","claimed_condition_names":["abdominal muscle condition"]}, {"condition_name":"residuals of left hernia repair","claimed_condition_names":["residuals of left hernia repair"]}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 2, 2019

Citation

19176268