Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right shoulder, lumbosacral spine, right hip, and cervical spine degenerative arthritis based on new evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, left wrist, and left forearm were remanded for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities are related to in-service injuries sustained during a parachuting jump incident in 1974, as supported by lay statements from the Veteran and his daughter, and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, degenerative changes of the cervical spine, left wrist condition, left forearm condition, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, cervical spine (neck) degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016211
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