The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, myopia, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and a right ankle disorder due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed disabilities had their onset during service or are otherwise related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- myopia, male pattern baldness, right ankle instability, minor compression fractures of the T 10, T 11, T 12 vertebrae, hair loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0018685
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hair loss and preexisting migraines, but denied initial compensable evaluations for allergic rhinitis and left eustachian tube dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence to evaluate the claims adequately.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including abnormal weight loss, a bladder disability, blockage of the neck arteries, and others. The evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.
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