The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found no basis for a higher rating or to reopen the claim of service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher disability rating for any condition, nor was there new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for lumbago.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of compression fractures, thoracic spine, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Tinnitus, Bilateral hearing loss, Fibromyalgia (claimed as due to undiagnosed illness), Irritable bowel syndrome (claimed as due to undiagnosed illness), Chronic sinusitis (claimed as due to undiagnosed illness), Flat feet, Chronic allergic rhinitis, Multiple skin complaints (including jock itch, status post-excision acrochordons and condylomata), Lumbago, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0628898
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What this means for you
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