The Veteran's service connection claim for discogenic disease, lumbar spine is granted as the Board finds that his current disability arose during service.,Service connection for shoulder, left (claimed as osteoarthrosis) is denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's back injury in Vietnam led to chronic pain and discogenic disease which has persisted since discharge from service. The private medical opinion supports this finding.,While the Veteran reported shoulder pain related to a military incident, there is no evidence of any such condition during or immediately after service, nor does it have continuity of care post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- discogenic disease, lumbar spine, shoulder, left (osteoarthrosis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24036190
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to deficiencies in a previous VA examination. The issues include increased ratings for lumbar myositis, discogenic disease, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, as well as TDIU and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities, including a request for increased rating for flat feet, as well as claims for various other conditions. The case is being remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's current discogenic disease, lumbar spine is service-connected and not related to any exposure basis or presumption. The decision also notes that there was no clear evidence to the contrary regarding a continuity of symptoms since service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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