The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disorders of the upper back and shoulders, as well as his right leg disorder, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence does not show a nexus between the current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Disorders of the upper back and shoulders, Right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0637034
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What this means for you
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The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar disorder, right leg disorder, and left leg disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability, and remanded other claims for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right leg disorder, finding that the Veteran does not have a right leg disorder that was incurred in or caused by service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right leg disability and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.
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