The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left wrist disability, skin disease (vitiligo), hemorrhoids, and right elbow disability. The appeals are based on direct evidence of these conditions without any presumption or secondary linkage to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's claimed disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist disability, skin disease/ vitiligo, hemorrhoids, right elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0116088
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right shoulder disability and left wrist disability based on credible lay evidence of in-service onset and ongoing symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
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