The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hair loss, sinus condition, throat condition (other than tonsillitis), lung condition, bilateral foot condition, and bilateral hand condition are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a current disability or a nexus between any of these conditions and active duty service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims for service connection lack competent medical evidence establishing the presence of current disabilities or a link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hair loss, sinus condition, throat condition (other than tonsillitis), lung condition, bilateral foot condition, bilateral hand condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0017615
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of the December 2024 VA Form 10182.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back condition, numbness left upper extremity, allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot condition, BHL, ED, insomnia, and sinusitis. The only granted issue was service connection for hypertension.
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