The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's period of service. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a link between any claimed conditions and the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, multiple joint gouty arthritis, heart condition (claimed as congestive heart failure), diabetes mellitus, peripheral vision problems of the left eye, hammertoes of the right foot, hammertoes and hallux valgus of the left foot, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the right foot, peripheral neuropathy of the left foot, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, DDD (sciatic nerve, osteoarthritis, curvature of the spine and altered gait), varicose veins of the right lower extremity, varicose veins of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0629175
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- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cubital tunnel syndrome, right plantar fasciitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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