The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), fracture of the left mandible, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, hearing loss, tinnitus, skin disorder, ear infections, malaria, malnutrition, fatigue and dysentery, numbness of the hands and feet, back disorder, rib injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0013135
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
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