The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, left knee disability, tremors and numbness of the hands and arms, low back disability, or disability of the hips/legs. The claims are denied as service connection is not warranted for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by military service, including exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left knee disability, tremors of the arms and hands, low back disability, disability of the hips/legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0202741
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What this means for you
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