The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well grounded due to lack of evidence supporting his claims. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for recurrent bloody nose was denied as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claims, making them not well-grounded.
- Claimed conditions
- tendinitis of both knees, residuals of a right hip injury, bilateral shin splints, residuals of a stress fracture of the right lower leg, torn groin muscles, disorders manifested by chest pain and pain in the stomach area, kidney disorder including Gilbert's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0003168
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's low back disability and a 10 percent rating for bilateral shin splints, while denying increased ratings for other disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral shin splints and left knee osteoarthritis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying all appeals.
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