The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or that any of the conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that none of the claimed conditions, including thoracic spine, cervical spine, shoulder, arm, vision, nasal deviated septum and depression, were related to the Veteran's military service. There was no current diagnosis for a thoracic spine disorder, and the other claims were denied due to lack of evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracic spine disability, Cervical spine disability, Right shoulder disability, Left shoulder disability, Right arm disability, Left arm disability, Vision disability, Nasal deviated septum, Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0910415
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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