The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hand disorder, bilateral knee disorder, low back disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder (peptic ulcer disease) as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no current disability found in service or within one year of discharge that could be linked to the veteran's claimed disorders. The VA examiners did not find a nexus between any diagnosed condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand disorder, Bilateral knee disorder, Low back disorder, Gastrointestinal disorder (peptic ulcer disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0629746
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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.
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