The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an upper respiratory infection, residuals of a fracture of the left fourth finger, Osgood-Schlatter's disease, costochondritis, eustachian tube dysfunction, allergic conjunctivitis, and right shoulder muscle strain as there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not currently have any of the claimed conditions, and there is no evidence to support a finding that they are related to his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- upper respiratory infection, residuals of a fracture, left fourth finger, Osgood-Schlatter's disease, costochondritis, eustachian tube dysfunction, allergic conjunctivitis, right shoulder muscle strain, bilateral ear swelling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0901706
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, and requests medical opinions on the etiology of his coronary artery disease, GERD with dyspepsia, and upper respiratory infection.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but his claims for tinnitus and costochondritis were granted.,The Board has remanded the claims for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), pericarditis, and myxomatous mitral valve.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence submitted since the June 2024 decision. The issues remain remanded.
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