The Veteran is granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. Service connection for residuals of tuberculosis, an eye disorder, and a sinus condition are denied.,Service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to in-service radiation exposure is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s lumbar spine disorder is secondary to his service-connected right knee disability, and therefore service connection is granted.,There is no current disability of tuberculosis or its residuals. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's inactive tuberculosis caused any current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Eye disorder (cataracts, pinguecula, chronic dry eye), Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Residuals of tuberculosis, Sinus condition (acute sinusitis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192711
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