The Veteran's claims for service connection for dental conditions and bilateral eye condition are denied. The issues of initial rating for cervical spine DDD, lumbar strain, and TDIU are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the Veteran’s claims for service connection in these areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Condition, Dental Condition for Compensation Purposes, Dental Condition for Outpatient Dental Services, Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the Cervical Spine, Lumbar Strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20076753
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