The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as there is no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of ALS and no indication that his condition is related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The lack of a current diagnosis of ALS, along with the absence of any in-service or post-service evidence linking the veteran's claimed condition to his military service, led to the denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0810140
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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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