The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, except for the grant of service connection for tinnitus with a 10% evaluation effective January 13, 2006. The remaining conditions are not considered to be related to active service.
The deciding factor: Service records did not document any in-service injury or disease that could have led to current low back, hip, leg, wrist, or vestibular dysfunction. The examiner opined that the Veteran's current condition was less likely as not caused by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Osteoarthritis of the hips, Left leg disorder, Right leg disorder, Right wrist disorder, Vestibular dysfunction (status post craniectomy for aneurysm), Deviated nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1041832
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, bilateral knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the evidence did not show an in-service onset or relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right wrist disorder.
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