The Board granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, but denied a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced to support the grant of service connection for the cervical and lumbar spine conditions due to in-service lifting activities. However, there was no sufficient evidence to warrant a compensable rating for the hearing loss based on the audiometric test results.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), C3 to C7, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069183
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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