The veteran's cervical spine disorder and hearing loss were not shown to be related to service. The residuals of a head injury claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the current disabilities to service, including any in-service injuries or noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes, including cervical spondylosis, Sensorineural hearing loss with thresholds at various frequencies ranging from 0 to 25 decibels in the right ear and -10 to 25 decibels in the left ear.
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0626726
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