The Board found that the Veteran's current low back and hip disabilities are not related to his active military service, nor can they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service or any presumptive exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of L5-S1, degenerative joint disease of lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1444197
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- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of L5-S1, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The new evidence received since the final denial supports a finding that these conditions are related to service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from July 13, 2017. The Board granted TDIU for this period but remanded the issue of TDIU prior to July 13, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his current disability levels.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment, and thus does not meet the criteria for an extraschedular TDIU.
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