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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