The Board finds that the evidence supports a direct relationship between the Veteran's current residuals of decompression sickness and his in-service incident.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's testimony, service records, and medical examination support a continuity of symptoms since service, leading to a grant of service connection for residuals of decompression sickness.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of decompression sickness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910833
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 684 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of residuals of decompression sickness and a right knee disability due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to any decision being made.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as service connection for residuals of decompression sickness was granted in a January 2020 rating decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for additional information. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered after obtaining any missing records and providing an opinion on whether her current symptoms are related to service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of decompression sickness but denied hypertension. The Veteran's claim for residuals of decompression sickness is based on direct evidence, not a presumption or reopening due to new and material evidence.
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