The Veteran's gastrointestinal condition is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to service.,The Veteran's lumbar spine condition is denied due to lack of in-service diagnosis and insufficient post-service medical evidence linking the condition to service.,Service connection for dry eye syndrome of bilateral lacrimal glands is granted based on a nexus to an injury during service.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosed GI condition or link between the Veteran's service and his claimed condition. The STRs are silent for any complaints or treatment related to this issue.,The lumbar spine condition was not shown in-service, and there is insufficient medical evidence of a chronicity of symptoms from service that could be linked to the current condition.,The VA examiner found a link between the Veteran's post-concussion syndrome (due to cervical radiculopathy) and his dry eye syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal condition, Lumbar spine condition, Dry eye syndrome of bilateral lacrimal glands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072275
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