The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, neck condition, and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain from September 13, 2020, to June 10, 2021. The claims for urinary incontinence, left knee condition, right knee condition, migraine, sleep apnea, and hypertension were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to her active service or that she had hearing loss disability for VA purposes. The Board also found that the criteria for an increased rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, neck condition, urinary incontinence (also claimed as fistula), left knee condition (also claimed as left lower leg), right knee condition (also claimed as right lower leg), migraine, sleep apnea, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069669
What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
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