The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and a nexus between the claimed in-service disease or injury and the present disease or injury.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that any of the claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they related to an incident in service. The veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions are denied as there is no medical evidence linking them to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder, thoracic and lumbar spine disorders, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right fifth metacarpal disorder, jungle rot, stomach ulcers, bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816133
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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