The Board has granted service connection for lumbar bulging discs L3 to S1 levels and denied service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the extremities (bilateral upper and lower extremities), bilateral hip trochanteric bursitis, and bilateral patellofemoral syndrome with joint osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar bulging discs L3 to S1 levels had onset during active service and continued symptoms from the time of service to the present. The other conditions were not shown to have onset in service or within one year of separation, nor are they linked to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar bulging discs L3 to S1, diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the extremities (bilateral upper and lower extremities), bilateral hip trochanteric bursitis, bilateral patellofemoral syndrome with joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2021
- Citation
- A21017138
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