The veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury, right hand arthritis, and left foot disorder were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current disabilities related to service or provide sufficient medical opinion supporting the veteran's assertions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a back injury, Right hand arthritis, Left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0325953
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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