The veteran's low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability are granted service connection, while his migraine headaches and tinnitus remain at their current ratings.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any evidence of a back injury during service. Migraine headaches were not related to service exposure. Bilateral hearing loss is rated based on the severity of hearing impairment as per VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with mild L2-3 and L4-5 retrolisthesis with spinal stenosis at L4-5 level","additional_notes":"Veteran has chronic low back pain since 1945, which has been getting worse over the last 5 years."}, {"condition_name":"Migraine headaches","additional_notes":"Veteran's migraine headaches are not related to service. They have a history of onset in 1944 after a dynamite explosion during service."}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0639756
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What this means for you
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