The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions as a result of his service. The claims for right knee, ankle, sinus headaches, low back, undiagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral elbow pain, bilateral shoulder pain, bilateral wrist pain, and bilateral hand pain are all denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service medical records do not show any treatment or diagnosis related to the claimed conditions. The post-service medical evidence does not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee condition, ankle condition, sinus headaches, low back condition, undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic fatigue, undiagnosed illness manifested by bilateral elbow pain, undiagnosed illness manifested by bilateral shoulder pain, undiagnosed illness manifested by bilateral wrist pain, undiagnosed illness manifested by bilateral hand pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0637744
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a lower extremity.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a low back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the presumption of soundness has not been rebutted.
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