The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, chronic neck and hip disabilities, bilateral tendonitis, bilateral heel disability, left ear hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy, and chronic eye disability. However, it granted service connection for a skin disability due to in-service exposure to sunlight and chemical irritants.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the claims of service connection for the knee, neck, hip, tendonitis, heel, left ear hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy, or chronic eye disability. However, there was sufficient evidence to establish that a skin disability was incurred in active service due to exposure to sunlight and chemical irritants.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, chronic neck disability, chronic hip disability, tendinitis, bilateral heel disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy, skin disability, bilateral pes planus, rhinitis/sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, left knee patellar injury with post-traumatic arthritis, right middle finger injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0900643
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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