The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral leg disability (secondary to the lumbar spine disability).,Service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptoms related to these disabilities during service. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown to be etiologically related to his in-service incidents.,The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral leg disability, while a current condition, did not have an established link to his lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied because there is no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptoms related to these disabilities during service. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown to be etiologically related to his in-service incidents.,The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral leg disability, while a current condition, did not have an established link to his lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064036
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