The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis is granted service connection. The appeals for other conditions are dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis based on a current diagnosis and in-service injury, with consideration of conflicting opinions regarding causation.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, thyroid gland condition, asthma, chronic cough, wheezing, sleep apnea, digestive disorder (gastric ulcers, gastroenteritis, and GERD), left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, neck condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, gout, vitamin D deficiency, right kidney cyst, urinary incontinence, pleuritic chest pain, congestive heart failure, otitis media, hypertension, migraine headaches, hoarseness, eye condition (blepharitis and chronic allergic conjunctivitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179414
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Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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