The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for back, shoulder, and leg/knee disabilities. With resolution of reasonable doubt, it is at least as likely as not that appellant's bilateral defective hearing was incurred during service.
The deciding factor: The March 2000 VA orthopedic examination report provided medical evidence indicating the presence of current disabilities of the back, right shoulder, and knees related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder (rash), sinus disorder, headache disorder, gastrointestinal disability (stomach disorder), dental disorder (periodontal disease), psychiatric disability (nervousness), disability manifested by chest pain, bilateral defective hearing, back disability, shoulder disability, leg/knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0316001
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a headache disorder before the Board made a decision.
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