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65 vetted Board decisions in 2000
The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The appeals are based on various disabilities, but no presumption or secondary theory of service connection was claimed.
The Board found that the claim for service connection for Meniere's disease is not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking the current diagnosis to service or manifestations within one year following service.
The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, vertigo, arm and shoulder pain, and vision loss are not well-grounded. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.
The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis, hearing loss, Meniere's disease, sinusitis, duodenal ulcer, and meningioma are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
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The Board granted an increased evaluation of 10 percent for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and service connection for inflammation of the right ear and vertigo. The veteran's claims for a sprained left middle finger, a right ankle injury, and a left ankle injury were not well-grounded.