The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for defective hearing, residuals of a right leg injury, and residuals of a low back injury are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support the presence of these conditions during or as a result of military service.
The deciding factor: The service medical records do not show any defects affecting the veteran's hearing, right leg, or low back prior to separation from service. Post-service medical records also lack sufficient information regarding the etiology and continuity of symptoms for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- defective hearing, residuals of a right leg injury, residuals of a low back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0012967
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- Remanded (sent back)
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