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The Veteran's claims for service connection for various back and neck conditions were denied. The claim for hypertension associated with herbicide exposure was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a nexus between the claimed disabilities and service or a service-connected condition, but remanded the hypertension claim due to potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), spinal stenosis, vertebral fracture, spondylosis of thoracic spine, sacroiliac joint arthritis, s/p cervical fusion with graft, osteopenia, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004299
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