The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and chronic vestibulopathy. The claim for service connection for hearing loss was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for degenerative hypertrophic spurring of the lumbosacral spine. There is no competent medical evidence linking the current disorder to service or any service-connected disability. The Board found that there was no nexus between the veteran's vestibulopathy and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Degenerative hypertrophic spurring of the lumbosacral spine"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral knee disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic vestibulopathy manifested by dizziness, disequilibrium, and vertigo (also claimed as Meniere's disease)"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral hearing loss"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0617447
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What this means for you
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