The Board found that the veteran's heart disorder is not currently manifested and denied his claim for service connection. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was assigned a noncompensable rating, as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under either the old or new VA Rating Schedule. For mechanical low back pain, the Board found that the current evidence does not support an increased rating beyond 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence did not show any current manifestations of a heart disorder and the veteran's hearing loss disability was assigned a noncompensable evaluation as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under either the old or new VA Rating Schedule. The low back pain, characterized as mechanical in nature, did not demonstrate severe impairment warranting an increased rating beyond 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disorder, Bilateral hearing loss disability, Mechanical low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0015210
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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