The Board denied the veteran's claims of secondary service connection for bone and joint disorder, stomach disability, and dental disability as there is no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a diagnosed disability related to muscle aches or any other condition at issue.
- Claimed conditions
- bone and joint disorder, stomach disability, dental disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0332721
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervicalgia, jaw disability, stomach disability, and drug abuse as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for a stomach disability was dismissed as the Veteran attempted to appeal the Board's decision through an improper format.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective May 1, 2023. The other claims were denied.
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