The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a compression fracture of the thoracic spine and assigned a separate 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus. The issues regarding increased evaluations for hearing loss, vestibular lesion, and tinnitus are left pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on secondary service connection due to the veteran's existing service-connected conditions contributing to his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- compression fracture of the thoracic spine, labyrinthitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0835327
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What this means for you
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