The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left leg and left arm injuries, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a link between any in-service injury and his current conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship between in-service injuries and current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg injury, left arm injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612393
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 832 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory condition, otitis externa, gastroenteritis, a sleeping disorder, and a left leg injury as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left arm disability is being remanded due to procedural issues, and the claim will be reconsidered with any new evidence submitted.
- Granted
The Veteran's left hand injury is determined to be a result of his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on October 1, 2019 has been dismissed as the claim was already approved by TriWest.
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