The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various orthopedic disabilities, including bilateral shoulder, arm/wrist, and forearm/wrist disabilities, cervical spine, lumbar spine, left posterior rib cage disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss. The decision found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not have a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and there was no evidence linking them to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disability, left arm/wrist disability, right forearm/wrist disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left posterior rib cage disability, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1220123
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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