The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The RO found no evidence of the claimed conditions during or within one year after his periods of active duty, and there was no medical opinion linking any current disabilities to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show complaints or manifestations of the claimed conditions until several years after separation from active duty, and there is no medical opinion relating these disabilities to his period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"gout","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"fibromyalgia/myofascial pain syndrome","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"sleep apnea","diagnosis_date":2004,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"diabetes mellitus","diagnosis_date":2002,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"depression","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"arthritis of the left little finger (residual of tumor removal)","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":true}, {"condition_name":"cervical stenosis and intervertebral disc syndrome","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease","diagnosis_date":1980,"service_connection":true}, {"condition_name":"patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"prostatitis","diagnosis_date":1980,"service_connection":true}, {"condition_name":"bilateral pes planus","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"right orchialgia","diagnosis_date":1980,"service_connection":true}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0614881
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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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