The Board found no evidence of in-service injuries or conditions that could be linked to the veteran's current disabilities. The claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: There was no medical documentation of the veteran having sustained the alleged in-service injuries, and any existing conditions were not shown to have been incurred during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the Lumbosacral Spine at level L5-S1, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Shoulder, Left Hip Disability, to include Degenerative Changes, Right Ankle Disability, to include Degenerative Changes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0605967
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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