The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and a right knee disability, but denied service connection for the status postoperative bilateral vasectomy. The veteran's GERD is currently rated as noncompensable, and his subacute dermatitis of the hands does not meet the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that current disability of the lumbar spine and right knee was established based on VA examination reports and MRI findings. The August 2001 VA outpatient treatment report provided a competent opinion finding it at least as likely as not that the current back and right knee disabilities were related to the veteran's in-service activity as a parachuter.
- Claimed conditions
- status postoperative bilateral vasectomy, back disability, right knee disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), subacute dermatitis of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635510
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