The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations or a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not present a severe intervertebral disc syndrome condition with recurring attacks and little intermittent relief, nor did it show severe lumbosacral strain with marked limitation of forward bending in standing position. The veteran's right wrist disability was rated based on the presence of pain and subcutaneous nodules.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Right wrist disability, Flat feet, Bilateral hearing loss, Bilateral ankle disability, Blurred vision of the right eye, Cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0025860
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The evidence does not support a higher rating as his range of motion did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
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