The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of left inner-ear condition, type I decompression sickness (DCS) of the right elbow, and residuals of type II cerebral DCS. The right knee injury and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of current disabilities in these cases and denied service connection based on the absence of a present disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left inner-ear condition, type I decompression sickness (DCS) of the right elbow, residuals of type II cerebral DCS, right knee injury, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005441
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent prior to March 2, 2017, and in excess of 40 percent thereafter for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine. The evidence did not establish a nexus between current hearing loss or DJD of the lumbar spine and service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left ankle condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability is not etiologically related to his active duty.,The Board also denied service connection for a right knee injury, concluding that there is no nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his active duty.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the award of an earlier effective date for tinnitus has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeals for increased disability evaluations for his low back injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, left ankle injury, and bilateral hearing loss have all been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran through his representative.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of a spider bite, right thumb injury, and right knee injury due to insufficient evidence or further evaluation.
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