The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a ruptured ear drum, migraine headaches, right ankle disorder, depression, residuals of right palm laceration, and ear infections. The decision also addressed other issues such as asthma, mouth surgery, and lung cyst.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran's current conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"ruptured ear drum","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"migraine headaches","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"right ankle disorder","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"depression","issues":["entitlement to service connection","whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of mouth surgery"]}, {"condition_name":"residuals of right palm laceration","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"ear infections","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"left ankle disorder","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"right ear hearing loss","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"thyroid damage","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"lumbar pain","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"cervical pain","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}, {"condition_name":"carpal tunnel syndrome of the left hand","issues":["entitlement to service connection"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637393
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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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