The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection, but denied them on their merits as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that would support a finding of service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing a back injury, hypertension or left leg injury during service or for more than ten years post-service, nor is there any competent evidence suggesting a causal relationship between any current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, hypertension with history of nosebleeds, residuals of left leg injury with scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0600888
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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