The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disorder, but denied service connection for low back, ulcer, right shoulder, cervical spine, and psychiatric disorders. A noncompensable evaluation was assigned for tinnitus prior to June 10, 1999.
The deciding factor: Service medical records showed complaints of various conditions, including right knee pain, low back pain, stomach issues, shoulder pain, neck strain, and depression. The veteran's service-connected tinnitus was also addressed.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, low back disorder, ulcer disorder, right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0201949
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and bilateral cataracts of the eyes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
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