The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability, headaches, bilateral knee disability, and an initial compensable rating for sinusitis with allergies. The decision found that there was no evidence supporting additional low back or neck disabilities due to VA treatment in 1999, and concluded that the Veteran did not have sufficient underlying pathology to support his complaints of chronic back pain.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities were not related to the February 1999 tonsillectomy and found no evidence of an underlying medical condition for his reported back pain. The VA surgeon who reviewed the claims file concluded that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current symptoms to the surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, headaches, bilateral knee disability, sinusitis with allergies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1006371
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and increased ratings for her bilateral knee disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
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