The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for an upper back disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's upper back disorder was not shown to be related to his military service, while his bilateral hearing loss was found to be causally or etiologically related to active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0904995
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, headaches, a neck disorder, an upper back disorder, a lower back disorder, and a left arm disorder as there was no evidence of current disabilities during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an upper back disorder to schedule a VA examination and obtain any outstanding medical records.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current upper and lower back disorders to her active military service, including a 1956 airplane accident. The Board denied both claims for service connection.
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