The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disability, right shoulder disability, hearing loss, left knee disability, headaches with dizziness, disability manifested by insomnia, disability manifested by fatigue, disability manifested by decreased appetite, disability manifested by loss of sex drive, and disability manifested by stiff joints of the lower extremities were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus disability, Right shoulder disability, Hearing loss, Left knee disability, Headaches with dizziness, Disability manifested by insomnia, Disability manifested by fatigue, Disability manifested by decreased appetite, Disability manifested by loss of sex drive, Disability manifested by stiff joints of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905579
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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