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

{"condition_name":"Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine","relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to service-connected right knee disability"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of tuberculosis","relationship_to_service_connection":"Not met"}, {"condition_name":"Eye disorder (cataracts, pinguecula, chronic dry eye)","relationship_to_service_connection":"Not met"}, {"condition_name":"Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma","relationship_to_service_connection":"Radiogenic disease possibly related to in-service radiation exposure"}, {"condition_name":"Sinus condition (acute sinusitis)","relationship_to_service_connection":"Not met"}

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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