The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis A and left leg cramps, as well as his claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran was not granted any of these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran had current disabilities related to in-service events or exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis A, left leg cramps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0020772
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a neck disability, back disability, hand/finger disability, broken left leg, left leg cramps, left leg nerve disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left leg cramps, hemorrhoids, and erectile disorder, as the evidence did not support a higher rating than the currently assigned noncompensable or 10 percent ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral athlete's foot, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain syndrome, left arm numbness, left leg cramps, right leg cramps, and a urinary tract disorder as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis A as the evidence does not show a current disability related to active-duty service.
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