The Board has denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and a cervical spine disorder, finding no evidence of chronic disorders during or since service. The claim for episodic dizziness is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,A compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is also remanded as there are histories indicating an increase in severity since the last VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found no credible evidence of chronic thoracolumbar and cervical spine disorders during or since service, leading to denial of these claims. The episodic dizziness claim requires additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the condition.,The hearing loss claim is remanded due to a lack of recent audiometric testing data, necessitating another examination to determine current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar spine disorder, Cervical spine disorder, Episodic dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143605
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