The Board has denied service connection for left arm pain, right arm pain, leg cramps, and low back pain due to undiagnosed illnesses. The veteran's hypertension claim is pending as additional development is needed.
The deciding factor: Service medical records are unavailable, and the veteran's claims have been reopened on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Arm Pain, Right Arm Pain, Leg Cramps, Low Back Pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0014702
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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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