The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right ankle sprain, deviated nasal septum, gastroenteritis, otitis media, Scheuermann's disease, muscular/neurological problems of the hands and legs, and wrist, ankle, and joint pain. The appeals were decided on a direct basis without any presumption or secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that these conditions are causally related to service or any other presumptive exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Deviated nasal septum, Gastroenteritis, Muscular/neurological problems of the hands and legs, Otitis media, Right ankle sprain, Scheuermann's disease, Wrist, ankle, and joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0307583
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What this means for you
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