The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for an increased rating for right lung tuberculoma was dismissed.,Service connection for the low back condition is not established as there is no evidence of chronic back pain or injury during service, and the current disability is more likely related to post-service employment duties.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current back disability did not have onset in or is otherwise related to his military service. The examiner concluded that the Veteran’s diagnosis was inconsistent with injuries stemming from jumping out of helicopters or wearing gear during service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Low Back Condition","diagnosis":"Degenerative disc disease"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","diagnosis":"Noise exposure during military service"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19164844
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