The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for multiple joint arthritis, PUD, and Scheuermann's disease. The claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran had current disabilities or that any disability was incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis involving the shoulders, arthritis involving the knees, arthritis involving the elbows, arthritis involving the hands, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), Scheuermann's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0725006
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a left knee disorder and remanded the claim for an increased rating for peptic ulcer disease (PUD). The Veteran's PUD is currently rated at 80 percent, effective April 12, 2024. A new VA examination is needed to assess the severity of his PUD during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's thoracolumbar spine disability and Scheuermann's disease, finding that these conditions were caused or aggravated by events during his active-duty military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a hiatal hernia and remanded the issue of service connection for a heart condition, including stroke, as secondary to service-connected peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and medications for PUD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is granted as service-connected. The claims for fibromyalgia and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.
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