The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an essential tremor and a back disorder, finding no legal basis for higher initial evaluations for tinnitus, and concluding that there is no evidence linking his current back disorder to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's current back disorder and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0637803
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What this means for you
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