The Board found no current disabilities related to the claimed conditions and denied service connection for all issues.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of current chronic diseases or injuries resulting from the inservice incidents.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow fracture, liver cyst, right fifth digit sprain, colonoscopy (rectal bleeding), left wrist swelling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0409910
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a back disability and neck disability was dismissed as moot, with full benefits granted. Other claims were remanded for further review.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder and separate ratings for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, but granted service connection for a liver cyst.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left elbow and lumbar spine disabilities due to inadequate examinations in July 2012. The AOJ is instructed to schedule new VA examinations that comply with the requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 4.59, Correia v. McDonald, and Sharp v. Shulkin.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left elbow fracture, to include as secondary to shortness of breath due to an undiagnosed illness. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal.
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